Newton's metaphysics : essays / Eric Schliesser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schliesser, Eric, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.

Newton, Isaac.

Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.

Spinoza, Benedictus de.

Physical sciences--Philosophy--History.

Physical sciences.

Metaphysics--History.

Metaphysics.

Science--Philosophy--History--17th century.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 306 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

In this collection of new and previously published essays, noted philosopher Eric Schliesser offers new interpretations of the signifance of Isaac Newton's metaphysics on his physics and the subsequent development of philosophy more broadly. In particular, he explores the rich resonances between Newton's and Spinoza's metaphysics. The volume includes a substantive introduction, new chapters on Newton's modal metaphysics and his theology, and two postscripts in which Schliesser responds to some of his most important critics, including Katherine Brading, Andrew Janiak, Hylarie Kochiras, Steffen Ducheyne, and Adwait Parker. The collection provides new and varied analyses on familiar focuses of Newton's work, adding important perspectives to the recent revival of interest in Spinoza's metaphysics.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Without God: Gravity as a Relational Quality of Matter in Newton's Treatise

2. Newton's Substance Monism, Distant Action, and the Nature of Newton's Empiricism

2a. Postscript to Chapter 2

3. On Reading Newton as an Epicurean: Kant, Spinozism, and the Changes to the Principia

4. Newton and Spinoza: On Motion and Matter (and God, of Course) with Mary Domski

5. Newtonian Emanation, Spinozism, Measurement, and the Baconian Origins of the Laws of Nature

6. The Certainty, Modality, and Grounding of Newton's Laws with Zvi Biener

7. Newton's Philosophy of Time

7a. Postscript to Chapter 7

8. Newton's Modal Metaphysics and Polemics with Spinozism in the "General Scholium"

9. The Posidonian Argument: The Presupposition of Design in Natural Philosophy.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-756771-1

0-19-756772-X

0-19-756770-3

OCLC:

1259590658