It is a truism that philosophy and the sciences were closely linked in the age of Leibniz, Newton, and Kant; but a more precise determination of the structure and dynamics of this linkage is required. The subject matter of this volume is the interactions among the developments in philosophy and the transformations that the different branches of sciences, Baconian as well as classical, underwent during this period. Among the topics addressed are the transformations of metaphysics as a discipline, the emergence of analytical mechanics and its consequences for founding physics on metaphysics, the diverging avenues of 18th-century Newtonianism, the body-mind problem as dealt with by philosophers and physicians, and philosophical principles of classification in the life sciences. As an appendix, a critical edition and first translation into English of Newton's scholia from David Gregory's Estate on the Propositions IV through IX Book III of his Principia is added.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9780792371984
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95385644
Product Key Features
Book Title
Between Leibniz, Newton, and Kant: Philosophy and Science in the Eighteenth Century
Author
Wolfgang Lefevre
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy, Science, History
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
160mm
Volume
220
Item Weight
629g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science