The Britannica Guide to the Ideas that Made the Modern World: The People, Philosophy, and History of the EnlightenmentRobinson, 2008 - 369 Seiten A primer on the philosophers, scientists and theorists of the Enlightenment, including Newton, Locke, Hume, Voltaire and Spinoza, this is one in a series of Britannica Guides to some of the main issues of our times. |
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... Newton did not break completely with Descartes and remained faithful to the latter's fundamental idea of the universe as a machine . But Newton's machine operated according to a set of laws , the essence of which was that the principle ...
... Newton did not break completely with Descartes and remained faithful to the latter's fundamental idea of the universe as a machine . But Newton's machine operated according to a set of laws , the essence of which was that the principle ...
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... Newton was visited by the astronomer Edmond Halley , who was also troubled by the problem of orbital dynamics . Upon learning that Newton had solved the problem , he extracted Newton's promise to send the demonstration . Three months ...
... Newton was visited by the astronomer Edmond Halley , who was also troubled by the problem of orbital dynamics . Upon learning that Newton had solved the problem , he extracted Newton's promise to send the demonstration . Three months ...
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... Newton , instead , went through his manu- script and eliminated nearly every reference to Hooke . The Principia immediately raised Newton to international prominence . Newton found satisfaction in the role of patron to young scientists ...
... Newton , instead , went through his manu- script and eliminated nearly every reference to Hooke . The Principia immediately raised Newton to international prominence . Newton found satisfaction in the role of patron to young scientists ...
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A History of the Enlightenment | 1 |
The Scientific Revolution | 38 |
Man and Evolution | 79 |
Urheberrecht | |
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18th century A. C. Grayling aesthetic argued authority Bacon became Britannica Burke civil Claude-Adrien Helvétius concept constitution contemporary criticism d'Alembert David Hume Declaration Deism Deist Denis Diderot Descartes Diderot economic Edinburgh elected Émile Encyclopédie England English Essay established Europe experience force France freedom French historical Enlightenment Hobbes human nature Hume ideas important individual influence intellectual Isaac Newton Jacobin Club Jean-Jacques Rousseau John Locke judgement Kant knowledge labour later Leibniz liberal liberty Locke's London mathematics ment metaphysics method mind modern moral motion Newton object Paine Paris Parliament philosopher physical political Principia principles Prussia published reason reform religion religious René Descartes Revolution revolutionary Robespierre Rousseau Royal scientific Scottish Scottish Enlightenment sense Smith social society Spinoza theory Thomas Thomas Paine thought tion Treatise truth universe utilitarian Voltaire Wealth of Nations Wilkes writings wrote