Mechanism and Materialism
Schofield, Robert E.
Mechanism and Materialism - Princeton : Princeton University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (345 pages). - Princeton Legacy Library .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781400871025
Physics--Philosophy.
Mechanism (Philosophy)
Materialism.
Electronic Books.
QC6 / .M434 2015
Mechanism and Materialism - Princeton : Princeton University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (345 pages). - Princeton Legacy Library .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781400871025
Physics--Philosophy.
Mechanism (Philosophy)
Materialism.
Electronic Books.
QC6 / .M434 2015