This collection presents the first sustained examination of the
nature and status of the idea of principles in early modern
thought. Principles are almost ubiquitous in the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries: the term appears in famous book titles, such
as Newton's Principia; the notion plays a central role in the
thought of many leading philosophers, such as Leibniz's Principle
of Sufficient Reason; and many of the great discoveries of the
period, such as the Law of Gravitational Attraction, were described
as principles. Ranging from mathematics and law to chemistry, from
natural and moral philosophy to natural theology, and covering some
of the leading thinkers of the period, this volume presents ten
compelling new essays that illustrate the centrality and importance
of the idea of principles in early modern thought. It contains
chapters by leading scholars in the field, including the Leibniz
scholar Daniel Garber and the historian of chemistry William R.
Newman, as well as exciting, emerging scholars, such as the Newton
scholar Kirsten Walsh and a leading expert on experimental
philosophy, Alberto Vanzo. The Idea of Principles in Early Modern
Thought: Interdisciplinary Perspectives charts the terrain of one
of the period's central concepts for the first time, and opens up
new lines for further research.
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