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Newton's Metaphysics - Essays (Hardcover)
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Newton's Metaphysics - Essays (Hardcover)
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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. Schliesser
address Newton's account of space, time, gravity, motion, inertia,
and laws-all evergreens in the literature; he also breaks new
ground in focusing on Newton's philosophy of time, Newton's views
on emanation, and Newton's modal metaphysics. In particular,
Schliesser explores the rich resonances between Newton's and
Spinoza's metaphysics. Schliesser presents a new argument of the
ways in which Newton and his circle respond to the treatment and
accusations of Spinozism, illuminating both the details of Newton's
metaphysics and the content of Spinoza's. Schliesser provides a
fine-grained analysis of some of the key metaphysical concepts in
Newton's physics, including controversial interpretations of
Newton's ideas on space, time, inertia, and necessity. Schliesser
restates his provocative interpretation of Newton's views on action
at a distance as he was developing the Principia. Newton's
Metaphysics contains a substantive introduction, two chapters
co-authored with Zvi Biener and with Mary Domski, 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 presents new
and varied analyses on familiar focuses of Newton's work, adding
important perspectives to the recent revival of interest in
Spinoza's metaphysics.
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