Newton
By: Andrew Janiak
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781405187299; 9781405187282
Subjects: SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Description: "This book takes a distinct angle on his life and work"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Life and times; title: Was Newton a scientist?; title: Making philosophy experimental : Boyle & Hobbes, Hooke & Newton; title: Newton's struggle with Descartes; title: Making philosophy mathematical; title: Newton's struggle with Leibniz; title: Newton's God.