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Newton: Philosophical Writings

Andrew Janiak editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:14th Aug '14

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This revised edition contains a wide range of Newton's writings that have influenced the development of philosophy in modern Europe.

This newly expanded second edition contains excerpts from Newton's earliest optical writings, some of his unpublished reflections on the interpretation of Scriptural passages, and his correspondence with important figures in his day. Known now primarily as a scientist, Newton developed important philosophical views that were hugely influential in his era.Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) left a voluminous legacy of writings. Despite his influence on the early modern period, his correspondence, manuscripts, and publications in natural philosophy remain scattered throughout many disparate editions. In this volume, Newton's principal philosophical writings, including excerpts from the Principia and the Opticks and a corrected translation of 'De Gravitatione', are collected in a single place. This newly expanded second edition of Philosophical Writings contains new excerpts from Newton's earliest optical writings, some of his unpublished reflections on the interpretation of Scriptural passages that concern the Earth's motion, and his correspondence with important figures in his day, including the theologian Richard Bentley, the mathematician Roger Cotes, and the philosopher G. W. Leibniz. The excerpts show in depth how Newton developed a number of highly controversial views concerning space, time, motion and matter and then defended them against the withering criticisms of his contemporaries.

ISBN: 9781107615939

Dimensions: 225mm x 150mm x 15mm

Weight: 360g

246 pages

2nd Revised edition