A Theory Of Natural Philosophy

Author : Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich,J. M. Child
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1015394817

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A Theory of Natural Philosophy by Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich,J. M. Child Pdf

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Author : Luca Guzzardi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030520939

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Ruggiero Boscovich’s Theory of Natural Philosophy by Luca Guzzardi Pdf

Drawing on published works, correspondence and manuscripts, this book offers the most comprehensive reconstruction of Boscovich’s theory within its historical context. It explains the genesis and theoretical as well as epistemological underpinnings in light of the Jesuit tradition to which Boscovich belonged, and contrasts his ideas with those of Newton, Leibniz, and their legacy. Finally, it debates crucial issues in early-modern physical science such as the concept of force, the particle-like structure of matter, the idea of material points and the notion of continuity, and shares novel insights on Boscovich’s alleged influence on later developments in physics. With its attempt to reduce all natural forces to one single law, Boscovich’s Theory of Natural Philosophy, published in 1758, left a lasting impression on scientists and philosophers of every age regarding the fundamental unity of physical phenomena. The theory argues that every pair of material points is subject to one mutual force — and always the same force — which is their propensity to be mutually attracted or repelled, depending on their distance from one another. Furthermore, the action of this unique force is visualized through a famous diagram that fascinated generations of scientists. But his understanding of key terms of the theory — such as the notion of force involved and the very idea of a material point — is only ostensibly similar to our current conceptual framework. Indeed, it needs to be clarified within the plurality of contexts in which it has emerged rather than being considered in view of later developments. The book is recommended for scholars and students interested in the ideas of the early modern period, especially historians and philosophers of science, mathematicians and physicists with an interest in the history of the discipline, and experts on Jesuit science and philosophy.

Author : Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Physics
ISBN : UOM:39015084667750

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A Theory of Natural Philosophy by Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich Pdf

Author : Nicholas Maxwell
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780773549050

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In Praise of Natural Philosophy by Nicholas Maxwell Pdf

In Praise of Natural Philosophy argues for a transformation of both science and philosophy, so that these two distinct domains of thought become one: natural philosophy. This in turn has far-reaching consequences for the whole academic enterprise. It transpires that universities need to be reorganized so that they become devoted to seeking and promoting wisdom by rational means – as opposed to just acquiring knowledge. Modern science began as natural philosophy. What today we call science and philosophy, in Newton's time formed one integrated enterprise: to improve our knowledge and understanding of the universe. Profound discoveries were made. And then natural philosophy died. It split into science and philosophy. But the two fragments are defective shadows of the glorious unified endeavour of natural philosophy. Rigour, sheer intellectual good sense, and decisive argument demand that we put the two together again, and rediscover the immense merits of the integrated enterprise of natural philosophy. This requires an intellectual revolution, with profound consequences for how we understand the universe, do both science and philosophy, and tackle global problems. A comprehensive addition to discussions about the purposes of academia, In Praise of Natural Philosophy has dramatic implications for the fate of our world.

Author : Roger Joseph Boscovich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:819991336

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A theory of natural philosophy by Roger Joseph Boscovich Pdf

Author : Steffen Ducheyne
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9400721269

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“The main Business of natural Philosophy” by Steffen Ducheyne Pdf

In this monograph, Steffen Ducheyne provides a historically detailed and systematically rich explication of Newton’s methodology. Throughout the pages of this book, it will be shown that Newton developed a complex natural-philosophical methodology which encompasses procedures to minimize inductive risk during the process of theory formation and which, thereby, surpasses a standard hypothetico-deductive methodological setting. Accordingly, it will be highlighted that the so-called ‘Newtonian Revolution’ was not restricted to the empirical and theoretical dimensions of science, but applied equally to the methodological dimension of science. Furthermore, it will be documented that Newton’s methodology was far from static and that it developed alongside with his scientific work. Attention will be paid not only to the successes of Newton’s innovative methodology, but equally to its tensions and limitations. Based on a thorough study of Newton’s extant manuscripts, this monograph will address and contextualize, inter alia, Newton’s causal realism, his views on action at a distance and space and time, the status of efficient causation in the /Principia/, the different phases of his methodology, his treatment of force and the constituents of the physico-mathematical models in the context of Book I of the /Principia/, the analytic part of the argument for universal gravitation, the meaning and significance of his regulae philosophandi, the methodological differences between his mechanical and optical work, and, finally, the interplay between Newton’s theology and his natural philosophy.

Author : Thomas Kjeller Johansen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107320116

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Plato's Natural Philosophy by Thomas Kjeller Johansen Pdf

Plato's dialogue the Timaeus-Critias presents two connected accounts, that of the story of Atlantis and its defeat by ancient Athens and that of the creation of the cosmos by a divine craftsman. This book offers a unified reading of the dialogue. It tackles a wide range of interpretative and philosophical issues. Topics discussed include the function of the famous Atlantis story, the notion of cosmology as 'myth' and as 'likely', and the role of God in Platonic cosmology. Other areas commented upon are Plato's concepts of 'necessity' and 'teleology', the nature of the 'receptacle', the relationship between the soul and the body, the use of perception in cosmology, and the work's peculiar monologue form. The unifying theme is teleology: Plato's attempt to show the cosmos to be organised for the good. A central lesson which emerges is that the Timaeus is closer to Aristotle's physics than previously thought.

Author : Kathleen Okruhlik,J.R. Brown
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400954908

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The Natural Philosophy of Leibniz by Kathleen Okruhlik,J.R. Brown Pdf

Author : Roger Joseph Boscovich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:248255843

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A Theory of Natural Philosophy by Roger Joseph Boscovich Pdf

Author : John F. W. Herschel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Science
ISBN : BSB:BSB10043440

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Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy by John F. W. Herschel Pdf

Author : Roger Joseph Boscovich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798722892805

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A Theory Of Natural Philosophy LARGE EDITION by Roger Joseph Boscovich Pdf

This is a large edition of A Theory Of Natural Philosophy. Published in 1922, this volume contains the author's theory of natural philosophy. From the text of the first Venetian edition. Latin-English edition.

Author : Peter R. Anstey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191506253

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John Locke and Natural Philosophy by Peter R. Anstey Pdf

Peter Anstey presents a thorough and innovative study of John Locke's views on the method and content of natural philosophy. Focusing on Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding, but also drawing extensively from his other writings and manuscript remains, Anstey argues that Locke was an advocate of the Experimental Philosophy: the new approach to natural philosophy championed by Robert Boyle and the early Royal Society who were opposed to speculative philosophy. On the question of method, Anstey shows how Locke's pessimism about the prospects for a demonstrative science of nature led him, in the Essay, to promote Francis Bacon's method of natural history, and to downplay the value of hypotheses and analogical reasoning in science. But, according to Anstey, Locke never abandoned the ideal of a demonstrative natural philosophy, for he believed that if we could discover the primary qualities of the tiny corpuscles that constitute material bodies, we could then establish a kind of corpuscular metric that would allow us a genuine science of nature. It was only after the publication of the Essay, however, that Locke came to realize that Newton's Principia provided a model for the role of demonstrative reasoning in science based on principles established upon observation, and this led him to make significant revisions to his views in the 1690s. On the content of Locke's natural philosophy, it is argued that even though Locke adhered to the Experimental Philosophy, he was not averse to speculation about the corpuscular nature of matter. Anstey takes us into new terrain and new interpretations of Locke's thought in his explorations of his mercurialist transmutational chymistry, his theory of generation by seminal principles, and his conventionalism about species.

Author : Niccolò Guicciardini
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781780239484

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Isaac Newton and Natural Philosophy by Niccolò Guicciardini Pdf

Isaac Newton is one of the greatest scientists in history, yet the spectrum of his interests was much broader than that of most contemporary scientists. In fact, Newton would have defined himself not as a scientist, but as a natural philosopher. He was deeply involved in alchemical, religious, and biblical studies, and in the later part of his life he played a prominent role in British politics, economics, and the promotion of scientific research. Newton’s pivotal work Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which sets out his laws of universal gravitation and motion, is regarded as one of the most important works in the history of science. Niccolò Guicciardini’s enlightening biography offers an accessible introduction both to Newton’s celebrated research in mathematics, optics, mechanics, and astronomy and to how Newton viewed these scientific fields in relation to his quest for the deepest secrets of the universe, matter theory and religion. Guicciardini sets Newton the natural philosopher in the troubled context of the religious and political debates ongoing during Newton’s life, a life spanning the English Civil Wars, the Restoration, the Glorious Revolution, and the Hanoverian succession. Incorporating the latest Newtonian scholarship, this fast-paced biography broadens our perception of both this iconic figure and the great scientific revolution of the early modern period.

Author : Edward Grant,Professor Emeritus Edward Grant
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521869317

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A History of Natural Philosophy by Edward Grant,Professor Emeritus Edward Grant Pdf

This book describes how natural philosophy and exact mathematical sciences joined together to make the Scientific Revolution possible.

Author : Stephen J. Finn
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781847143310

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Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Natural Philosophy by Stephen J. Finn Pdf

In 1625, Charles I inherited not only his father's crown, but also his desire to run the country without interference from Parliament. But many members of Parliament opposed the King on issues of taxation, religion and the royal prerogative. It was in this historical context that Hobbes presented a political philosophy that, at least in his opinion, achieved the status of a science, in a nation that was 'boiling hot with questions concerning the rights of dominion and the obedience due from subjects'. In this important new book, Stephen J. Finn argues that, contrary to the traditional interpretation, Hobbes's political views influence his theoretical and natural philosophy and not the other way about. Such an interpretation, it is argued, provides a better appreciation of Hobbes's writings, both philosophical and political.