Mechanism and materialism: british natural philosophy in an age of reason
Auteur :
Schofield, Robert E.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691621241
Date de publication :
8 mars 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
485 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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 independent