Between Leibniz, Newton, and Kant, 2nd Edition
Philosophy and Science in the Eighteenth Century
- Hardcover
390 pages
- Release Date
16 August 2023
Summary
This extended new edition offers a multifaceted insight into a period of intellectual history in the West in which the balance between speculative theories and experiential science was reset. As is well known, the interrelationship between philosophy and science underwent a profound change in the early modern period, in the course of which the sciences freed themselves from the conceptual framework of traditional metaphysics. The contributions of the volume focus on the eighteenth century, th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783031343391 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3031343395 |
| Author: | Wolfgang Lefèvre |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Imprint: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 390 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 16 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 776g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm |
| Series: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science |
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“I recommend anyone working on this topic to draw on this resource. … this Volume does a wonderful job at familiarizing the reader with it. … this Volume contains Chapters that remain of interest today on topics that at times still deserve more attention, as well as great new work and updates.” (Boris Demarest. Journal for General Philosophy of Science, Vol. 56 (2), 2025)
About The Author
Wolfgang Lefèvre
Wolfgang Lefèvre taught philosophy in connection with history of science at the Freie Universität Berlin. Since 1994 Senior Scholar and now Emeritus scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin. His research is focused on the interrelations of technological and scientific knowledge in the early modern period. Recent publication: »Minerva meets Vulcan: Scientific and Technological Literature – 1450-1750 (2021).
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