James E. Force

William Whiston

Honest Newtonian

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A study of Sir Isaac Newton's successor as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9780521265904
• ISBN-10: 0521265908
• Artikelnr.: 28174555

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Foreword Richard H. Popkin
Preface
Introduction: Erkennen and Verstehen in the history of philosophy, and William Whiston's 'Newtonianism'
1. The temper and times of a Newtonian controversialist
2. Whiston, the Burnet controversy, and Newtonian biblical interpretation
3. Whiston's Newtonian argument from prophecy
divine providence
and the criticism of Anthony Collins
4. Whiston's Newtonian biblical interpretation and the rage of party, radical Arianism, and millennial expectations
5. Deism and divine providence in Whiston and Newton
Notes
Index.