De Motu and the Analyst - A Modern Edition, with Introductions and Commentary (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992)

Berkeley's philosophy has been much studied and discussed over the years, and a growing number of scholars have come to the realization that scientific and mathematical writings are an essential part of his philosophical enterprise. The aim of this volume is to present Berkeley's two most important scientific texts in a form which meets contemporary standards of scholarship while rendering them accessible to the modern reader. Although editions of both are contained in the fourth volume of the Works, these lack adequate introductions and do not provide com plete and corrected texts. The present edition contains a complete and critically established text of both De Motu and The Analyst, in addi tion to a new translation of De Motu. The introductions and notes are designed to provide the background necessary for a full understanding of Berkeley's account of science and mathematics. Although these two texts are very different, they are united by a shared a concern with the work of Newton and Leibniz. Berkeley's De Motu deals extensively with Newton's Principia and Leibniz's Specimen Dynamicum, while The Analyst critiques both Leibnizian and Newto nian mathematics. Berkeley is commonly thought of as a successor to Locke or Malebranche, but as these works show he is also a successor to Newton and Leibniz."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	The New Synthese Historical Library, 41
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	1992
Authors:	G. Berkeley
Translators:	D. M. Jesseph
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
ISBN-13:	978-9401051446
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > Natural language & machine translation Promotions
LSN:	9401051445
Barcode:	9789401051446

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