Existence, Actuality and Necessity: Newton on Space and Time.
This study considers Newton's views on space and time with respect to some important ontologies of substance in his period. Specifically, it deals in a philosophico-historical manner with his conception of substance, attribute, existence, to actuality and necessity. I show how Newton links these "fe...
| Publicado en: | Annals of Science Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 463 - 509 |
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Sep78
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