The Leibniz-Clarke Correspondence: With Extracts from Newton's 'Principia' and 'Optiks'
n 1715 Leibniz wrote to his friend the Princess of Wales to warn her of the dangers Newton's philosophy posed for natural religion. Seizing this chance of initiating an exchange between the two greatest minds in Europe, the princess showed his letter to the eminent Newtonian scientist and natural theologian, Samuel Clarke. From his reply developed an exchange of papers which was published in 1717. The correspondence was immediately seen as a crucial discussion of the significance of the new science, and it became one of the most widely read philosophical works of its time.In this edition, an introduction outlines the historical background, an…
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Weitere Autoren: Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm / Alexander, H. G. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7190-0669-2
- EAN: 9780719006692
- Produktnummer: 20571706
- Verlag: Manchester Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1977
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Masse: H19.6 cm x B12.8 cm x D1.9 cm 382 g
- Auflage: Revised
- Gewicht: 382
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