BIBFRAME Work

Title

Philosophical mechanics in the age of reason

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Stan, Marius, 1973- (author)
• Brading, Katherine, 1970- (author)

Subject

• Physics--Philosophy--History--18th century (LCSH)
• Mechanism (Philosophy)--History--18th century (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

LCC: BD553 .B73 2023 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"This is a book about philosophy, physics, and mechanics in the 18th century, and the struggle for a theory of bodies. Bodies are everywhere, or so it seems: from pebbles to planets, tigers to tables, pine trees to people; animate and inanimate, natural and artificial, they populate the world, acting and interacting with one another. And they are the subject- matter of Newton's laws of motion. At the beginning of the 18th century, physics was that branch of philosophy tasked with the study of body in general. With such an account in hand, the special areas of philosophy (whether natural, moral, or political) that presuppose special kinds of bodies (such as plants, animals, and human beings) could proceed assured of the viability of their objects and the unity of their shared enquiries. For all had "bodies" in common. So: What is a body? And how can we know? This is the Problem of Bodies, and the quest for a solution animated natural philosophy throughout the Age of Reason"-- Provided by publisher.

Authorized Access Point

Brading, Katherine, 1970-. Philosophical mechanics in the age of reason

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