Between Leibniz, Newton, and Kant: Philosophy and Science in the Eighteenth Cent

Description: Between Leibniz, Newton, and Kant by Wolfgang Lefèvre Addresses the transformations of metaphysics as a discipline, the emergence of analytical mechanics, the diverging avenues of 18th-century Newtonianism, the body-mind problem, and philosophical principles of classification in the life sciences. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description It is a truism that philosophy and the sciences were closely linked in the age of Leibniz, Newton, and Kant; but a more precise determination of the structure and dynamics of this linkage is required. The subject matter of this volume is the interactions among the developments in philosophy and the transformations that the different branches of sciences, Baconian as well as classical, underwent during this period. Among the topics addressed are the transformations of metaphysics as a discipline, the emergence of analytical mechanics and its consequences for founding physics on metaphysics, the diverging avenues of 18th-century Newtonianism, the body-mind problem as dealt with by philosophers and physicians, and philosophical principles of classification in the life sciences. As an appendix, a critical edition and first translation into English of Newtons scholia from David Gregorys Estate on the Propositions IV through IX Book III of his Principia is added. Author Biography Wolfgang Lefevre is Senior Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. He is the author or editor of several other books. Table of Contents One. Seismic Vibrations in Metaphysics.- 1 Disciplinary Transformations in the Age of Newton: The Case of Metaphysics.- Two. Metaphysics and the Analytical Method.- 2 Leibniz Concept of Possible Worlds and the Analysis of Motion in Eighteenth-Century Physics.- 3 The Limits of Intelligibility: The Status of Physical Sciences in dAlemberts Philosophy.- 4 Order of Nature and Orders of Science.- Three. Avenues of Newtonianism.- 5 Samuel Clarkes Annotations in Jacques Rohaults Traité de Physique, and How They Contributed to Popularising Newtons Physics.- 6 Kant on Extension and Force: Critical Appropriations of Leibniz and Newton.- 7 Enlightenment Scotlands Philosophico-Chemical Physics.- Four. Can Matter Think?.- 8 Materialistic Theories of Mind and Brain.- 9 Kants Second Paralogism in Context: The Critique of Pure Reason on Whether Matter Can Think.- Five. Metaphysics and Natural History.- 10 Natural or Artificial Systems? The Eighteenth-Century Controversy on Classification of Animals and Plants and its Philosophical Contexts.- Appendices.- 2 The Concepts of Immanuel Kants Natural Philosophy (1747–1780): A Database Rendering their Explicit and Implicit Networks. Long Description It is a truism that philosophy and the sciences were closely linked in the age of Leibniz, Newton, and Kant; but a more precise determination of the structure and dynamics of this linkage is required. The subject matter of this volume is the interactions among the developments in philosophy and the transformations that the different branches of sciences, Baconian as well as classical, underwent during this period. Among the topics addressed are the transformations of metaphysics as a discipline, the emergence of analytical mechanics and its consequences for founding physics on metaphysics, the diverging avenues of 18th-century Newtonianism, the body-mind problem as dealt with by philosophers and physicians, and philosophical principles of classification in the life sciences. As an appendix, a critical edition and first translation into English of Newtons scholia from David Gregorys Estate on the Propositions IV through IX Book III of his Principia is added. Details ISBN0792371984 Short Title BETWEEN LEIBNIZ NEWTON & KANT Language English ISBN-10 0792371984 ISBN-13 9780792371984 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Number 220 Year 2001 Subtitle Philosophy and Science in the Eighteenth Century Place of Publication Dordrecht Publisher Springer Birth 1941 Pages 288 Imprint Springer Country of Publication Netherlands Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 288 p. 1 illus. DOI 10.1023/b118254 Author Wolfgang Lefèvre Edition Description 2001 ed. Series Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Edition 2001st Publication Date 2001-09-30 Alternative 9789048157747 Edited by Wolfgang Lefèvre DEWEY 501 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96298684;

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