{"product_id":"certain-philosophical-questions-newtons-trinity-notebook-paperback-9780521530668","title":"Certain Philosophical Questions; Newton's Trinity Notebook (Paperback) 9780521530668","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCertain Philosophical Questions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNewton's Trinity Notebook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume provides a complete transcription of the Questiones, together with an 'expansion' into modern English.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. E. McGuire (Author), Martin Tamny (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521530668, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 February 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e532 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm, 0.786 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIsaac Newton wrote the manuscript Questiones quaedam philosophicae at the very beginning of his scientific career. This small notebook thus affords rare insight into the beginnings of Newton's thought and the foundations of his subsequent intellectual development. The Questiones contains a series of entries in Newton's hand that range over many topics in science, philosophy, psychology, theology, and the foundations of mathematics. These notes, written in English, provide a very detailed picture of Newton's early interests, and record his critical appraisal of contemporary issues in natural philosophy. Written predominantly in 1664–5, they give a significant perspective on Newton's thought just prior to his annus mirabilis, 1666. This volume provides a complete transcription of the Questiones, together with an 'expansion' into modern English, and a full editorial commentary on the content and significance of the notebook in the development of Newton's thought. It will be essential reading for all those interested in Newton and the intellectual foundations of science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Commentary: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Infinity, indivisibilism, and the void\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Cartesian influence\u003cbr\u003e 3. Newton on projectile motion and the void\u003cbr\u003e 4. Physiology and Hobbesian epistemology\u003cbr\u003e 5. The origin of Newton's optical thought and its connection with physiology\u003cbr\u003e 6. Gravitation, attraction, and cohesion\u003cbr\u003e 7. Astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 8. Things and souls\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Transcription and Expansion of Questiones Quaedam Philosophicae: Principles of the transcription and expansion\u003cbr\u003e The transcription and expansion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Symbols and shorthand devices\u003cbr\u003e Selected bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019788570904,"sku":"9780521530668","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521530668i_f25dfdf0-1cbd-490a-abae-3be77a3c659c.jpg?v=1691369021","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/certain-philosophical-questions-newtons-trinity-notebook-paperback-9780521530668","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}