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Newton’s Physics and the Conceptual Structure of the Scientific Revolution

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Zev Bechler

    1. The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 127)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  3. The Logical Revolution

    1. Introduction

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 72-74

    2. The Copernican Harmony

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 75-93

    3. Bacon’s Informative Logic

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 94-104

    4. Informativity and Paradox: Galileo’s Conception of the Nature of Physical Reality

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 105-171

    5. Descartes’ Informative Logic

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 172-237

  4. Newton’s Physics and Its Critics

    1. Actual Infinity and Newton’s Calculus

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 238-252

    2. Newton’s Logic of Space and Time

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 253-268

    3. Modern Newtonian Historiography and the Puzzle of Newton’s Absolute Space

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 269-286

    4. Absolute Motion and the Nature of Inertial Forces

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 287-318

    5. Locke and the Meaning of “Empiricism”

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 319-341

    6. Newton’s Invention of the Problem of Induction

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 342-397

    7. Circularity and Newton’s Philosophy of Nature

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 398-436

    8. Leibniz’ Aristotelian Philosophy of Nature

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 437-475

    9. Berkeley’s Aristotelian Critique of Newton’s Physics

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 476-505

    10. Epilogue

      • Zev Bechler
      Pages 506-512

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 513-588
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Authors and Affiliations

  • The Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, Israel

    Zev Bechler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Newton’s Physics and the Conceptual Structure of the Scientific Revolution

  • Authors: Zev Bechler

  • Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3276-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1054-9Published: 31 August 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5446-1Published: 24 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-3276-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0068-0346

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 588

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science, History, general

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