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This volume contains the Proceedings of the International Colloqui-
um "Newton's Scientific and Philosophical Legacy", that was held at
the Catholic University of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) from June 9th
to 12th 1987 to celebrate the Tercentenary of the publication of
Newton's Philo- sophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1667).
Although 1987 was a busy year for Newton scholars, we were happy
that five of most prom- inent among them were able to come to
Nijmegen and speak on the vari- ous aspects of Newton's thought.
They are the Professors I. Bernard Cohen (Harvard), Gale
Christianson (Indiana State), B. J. Dobbs (Northwestern), Richard
H. Popkin (UCLA) and Mordechai Feingold (Boston University). No
doubt, recent scholarship has put Newton's genius in a quite
different perspective from the one that had come to make up what
may be called Newtonian mythology. Although his achievements in the
areas of mechanics, mathematics, and optics remain indisputed,
Newton's scientific efforts were apparently entirely subordi- nate
to his religious beliefs. This volume has been divided into four
parts, preceded by a Pream- ble in which Prof. Christianson offers
a vivid portrait of Newton as a per- son. The first part deals with
the science of Newton as he himself under- stood that term. The
second part considers the influence of Newton's work on later
scientific developments. The third part deals primarily with the
question of the methodological influence of Newton, and the last
part with his more philosophical legacy. Two editorial remarks are
due.
Charles Sanders Peirce (1839--1914) has often been referred to as
one of the most important North American philosophers, but the real
extent of his philosophical importance is only now beginning to
emerge. Peirce's pragmaticism' (his own term) may provide the key
to an epistemological theory which avoids both the Scylla of
foundationalism and the Charybdis of relativism. Peirce's Logic',
linked to a conception of knowledge and of science, is increasingly
coming to be recognised as the only possible one. In Living Doubt,
26 papers are presented by some of the world's leading
philosophers, demonstrating the rich and cosmopolitan variety of
approach to Peirce's epistemology. The contributions are grouped
under three general headings: Knowledge, truth and the pragmatic
principle; Peirce and the epistemological tradition; and Knowledge,
language and semeiotic.
Charles Sanders Peirce (1839--1914) has often been referred to as
one of the most important North American philosophers, but the real
extent of his philosophical importance is only now beginning to
emerge. Peirce's pragmaticism' (his own term) may provide the key
to an epistemological theory which avoids both the Scylla of
foundationalism and the Charybdis of relativism. Peirce's Logic',
linked to a conception of knowledge and of science, is increasingly
coming to be recognised as the only possible one. In Living Doubt,
26 papers are presented by some of the world's leading
philosophers, demonstrating the rich and cosmopolitan variety of
approach to Peirce's epistemology. The contributions are grouped
under three general headings: Knowledge, truth and the pragmatic
principle; Peirce and the epistemological tradition; and Knowledge,
language and semeiotic.
This volume contains the Proceedings of the International Colloqui-
um "Newton's Scientific and Philosophical Legacy", that was held at
the Catholic University of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) from June 9th
to 12th 1987 to celebrate the Tercentenary of the publication of
Newton's Philo- sophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1667).
Although 1987 was a busy year for Newton scholars, we were happy
that five of most prom- inent among them were able to come to
Nijmegen and speak on the vari- ous aspects of Newton's thought.
They are the Professors I. Bernard Cohen (Harvard), Gale
Christianson (Indiana State), B. J. Dobbs (Northwestern), Richard
H. Popkin (UCLA) and Mordechai Feingold (Boston University). No
doubt, recent scholarship has put Newton's genius in a quite
different perspective from the one that had come to make up what
may be called Newtonian mythology. Although his achievements in the
areas of mechanics, mathematics, and optics remain indisputed,
Newton's scientific efforts were apparently entirely subordi- nate
to his religious beliefs. This volume has been divided into four
parts, preceded by a Pream- ble in which Prof. Christianson offers
a vivid portrait of Newton as a per- son. The first part deals with
the science of Newton as he himself under- stood that term. The
second part considers the influence of Newton's work on later
scientific developments. The third part deals primarily with the
question of the methodological influence of Newton, and the last
part with his more philosophical legacy. Two editorial remarks are
due.
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