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The Resource Newton as philosopher, Andrew Janiak
Newton as philosopher, Andrew Janiak
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The item Newton as philosopher, Andrew Janiak represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Newton as philosopher, Andrew Janiak represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
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- Summary
- "This book presents Newton as an original and sophisticated contributor to natural philosophy, one who engaged with the principal ideas of his most important predecessor, Rene Descartes, and of his most influential critic, G. W. Leibniz. This rich treatment of his philosophical ideas, the first in English for thirty years, will be of wide interest to historians of philosophy, science, and ideas."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 196 p.
- Contents
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- Newton as philosopher, the very idea
- Physics and metaphysics : three interpretations
- Do forces exist? : contesting the mechanical philosophy, I
- Matter and mechanism : contesting the mechanical philosophy, II
- Space in physics and metaphysics contra Descartes
- God and natural philosophy
- Isbn
- 9780521862868
- Label
- Newton as philosopher
- Title
- Newton as philosopher
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Janiak
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This book presents Newton as an original and sophisticated contributor to natural philosophy, one who engaged with the principal ideas of his most important predecessor, Rene Descartes, and of his most influential critic, G. W. Leibniz. This rich treatment of his philosophical ideas, the first in English for thirty years, will be of wide interest to historians of philosophy, science, and ideas."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Janiak, Andrew
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B1299.N34
- LC item number
- J36 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Newton, Isaac
- Newton, Isaac
- Newton, Isaac
- Philosophy of nature
- Philosophy of nature
- Naturphilosophie
- Philosophy
- Philosophy of nature
- Label
- Newton as philosopher, Andrew Janiak
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-189) and index
- Contents
- Newton as philosopher, the very idea -- Physics and metaphysics : three interpretations -- Do forces exist? : contesting the mechanical philosophy, I -- Matter and mechanism : contesting the mechanical philosophy, II -- Space in physics and metaphysics contra Descartes -- God and natural philosophy
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 196 p.
- Isbn
- 9780521862868
- Lccn
- 2007049998
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)183609701
- (OCoLC)ocn183609701
- Label
- Newton as philosopher, Andrew Janiak
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-189) and index
- Contents
- Newton as philosopher, the very idea -- Physics and metaphysics : three interpretations -- Do forces exist? : contesting the mechanical philosophy, I -- Matter and mechanism : contesting the mechanical philosophy, II -- Space in physics and metaphysics contra Descartes -- God and natural philosophy
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 196 p.
- Isbn
- 9780521862868
- Lccn
- 2007049998
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)183609701
- (OCoLC)ocn183609701
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