1st Edition
Newton's Third Rule and the Experimental Argument for Universal Gravity
By Mary Domski
Copyright 2022
116 Pages
by
Routledge
116 Pages
by
Routledge
This book provides a reading of Newton’s argument for universal gravity that is focused on the evidence-based, "experimental" reasoning that Newton associates with his program of experimental philosophy. It highlights the richness and complexity of the Principia and also draws important lessons about how to situate Newton in his natural philosophical context.
The book has two primary... Read more
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Rules in the Argument for Universal Gravity
Chapter 3: The Two-Set Reading of Rule 3
Chapter 4: Universal Qualities and Explaining the Phenomena
Biography
Mary Domski is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico. Her research focuses on the philosophy, mathematics, and science of the early modern period. She has authored numerous papers on Newton and Descartes and edited the special issue "Newton and Newtonianism" for The Southern Journal of Philosophy (2012).
