Description: The centerpiece of Emilie Du Chatelet's philosophy of science is her Foundations of Physics, first published in 1740. The Foundations contains epistemology, metaphysics, methodology, mechanics, and physics, including such pressing issues of the time as whether there are atoms, the appropriate roles of God and of hypotheses in scientific theorizing, how (if at all) bodies are capable of acting on one another, and whether gravity is an action-at-a-distance force. Du Chatelet sought to resolve these issues within a single philosophical framework that builds on her critique and appraisal of all the leading alternatives (Cartesian, Newtonian, Leibnizian, and so forth) of the period. The text is remarkable for being the first to attempt such a synthetic project, and even more so for the accessibility and clarity of the writing. This book argues that Du Chatelet put her finger on the central problems that lay at the intersection of physics and metaphysics at the time, and tackled them drawing on the most up-to-date resources available. It will be a useful source for students and scholars interested in the history and philosophy of science, and in the impact of women philosophers in the early modern period.
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EAN: 9781138351653
UPC: 9781138351653
ISBN: 9781138351653
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Item Length: 21.6 cm
Book Title: Emilie Du Chatelet and the Foundations of Physical Science
Item Height: 216mm
Item Width: 138mm
Author: Katherine Brading
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Archaeology, Popular Philosophy, Science
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 268g
Number of Pages: 120 Pages
