Emilie du Châtelet between Leibniz and Newton, Philosophie

Emilie du Châtelet between Leibniz and Newton

2011, XVI, 253 Seiten, Masse: 16,7 x 24,3 cm, Gebunden, Englisch

Springer Netherlands ISBN-10: 9400720742
ISBN-13: 9789400720749

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Emilie du Ch
telet was one of the most influential philosophers of the Enlightenment. Her writings on natural philosophy, physics and mechanics had a decisive impact on the important scientific debates of the 18th century.
Most notably, she took a novel and distinctive position in one of the fundamental scientific discourses of the day, the controversy between Newton and Leibniz.
The contributors to this volume focus on du Ch
telet's synthesis of Newtonian and Leibnitian philosophy. The contributions presented here combine to confirm the work of this exceptional philosopher as an essential contribution to the mediation between empiricist and rationalist positions in the history of science.

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Famous as "Emilia Newtonmania" Emilie du Ch
telet was a well-known defender of Newtons empiricism on the European continent, particularly in France. Claiming, that physics is always built on metaphysics, she changed her position and integrated some elements of Leibnizian philosophy. Thus she became one of the most influential philosophers of Enlightenment in Europe. Her writings on natural philosophy, physics and mechanics, translated in German and Italian, had a decisive impact on the important scientific debates of the 18th century, also on Kant. Particularly, she took an innovative and outstanding position within the controversy between Newton and Leibniz, one of the fundamental scientific discourses of that time.

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From the reviews: "Hagengruber's collection of essays provides the most comprehensive coverage of Châtelet's work currently available. ... the bibliographies of primary and secondary works are exhaustive, and the introductory essay by Ruth Hagengruber is a good introduction to Châtelet. ... this is a very worthwhile collection, and for those coming to Châtelet for the first time, the introductory essay and the bibliographies will prove invaluable." (Stephen Gaukroger, Philosophy in Review, Vol. XXXII (4), 2012)

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Ruth Hagengruber ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an den Universitäten Koblenz und Köln. Zahlreiche Publikationen und Vorträge zu philosophischen Themen mit Schwerpunkt feministische Philosophie.

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