Jacquette, Dale (2014). Newton’s Metaphysics of Space as God’s Emanative Effect. Physics in Perspective, 16(3), pp. 344-370. Springer 10.1007/s00016-014-0142-8
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In several of his writings, Isaac Newton proposed that physical space is God’s “emanative effect” or “sensorium,” revealing something interesting about the metaphysics underlying his mathematical physics. Newton’s conjectures depart from Plato and Aristotle’s metaphysics of space and from classical and Cambridge Neoplatonism. Present-day philosophical concepts of supervenience clarify Newton’s ideas about space and offer a portrait of Newton not only as a mathematical physicist but an independent-minded rationalist philosopher.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Philosophy 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Philosophy > Theoretical Philosophy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Jacquette, Dale |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy |
ISSN: |
1422-6944 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Caroline Bolz |
Date Deposited: |
18 Mar 2015 11:43 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:43 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00016-014-0142-8 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.65088 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/65088 |
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