Mechanism and Materialism : British Natural Philosophy in An Age of Reason

Robert Schofield explores the rational elements of British experimental natural philosophy in the 18th century by tracing the influence of two opposing concepts of the nature of matter and its action-mechanism and materialism. Both concepts rested on the Newtonian interpretation of their proponents,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schofield, Robert E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Physics > Philosophy.
Mechanism (Philosophy)
Materialism.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Energy.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
Materialisme.
Mecanisme (Philosophie)
Physique > Philosophie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Robert Schofield explores the rational elements of British experimental natural philosophy in the 18th century by tracing the influence of two opposing concepts of the nature of matter and its action-mechanism and materialism. Both concepts rested on the Newtonian interpretation of their proponents, although each developed more or less independently. By integrating the developments in all the areas of experimental natural philosophy, describing their connections and the influences of Continental science, natural theology, and to a lesser degree social and institutional changes, the author dem.
Physical Description:1 online resource (346 pages).
ISBN:9781400871025

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