Isaac Newton: Philosophical Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) left a voluminous legacy of writings. Despite his influence on the early modern period, his correspondence, manuscripts, and publications in natural philosophy remain scattered throughout many disparate editions. In this volume, Newton's principal philosophical writings are for the first time collected in a single place. They include excerpts from the Principia and the Opticks, his famous correspondence with Boyle and with Bentley, and his equally significant correspondence with Leibniz, which is often ignored in favor of Leibniz's later debate with Samuel Clarke. Newton's exchanges with Leibniz place their different understandings of natural philosophy in sharp relief. The volume also includes 'De Gravitatione', offered here in a corrected translation, which is crucial for understanding Newton's relation to his great predecessor Descartes. In a historical and philosophical introduction, Andrew Janiak examines Newton's philosophical positions and his relations to canonical figures in early modern philosophy. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Series-title......Page 4 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Newton as natural philosopher......Page 11 Newton's career and correspondence......Page 15 Early work in optics......Page 16 Newton's relation to Descartes......Page 19 Space and time......Page 21 Mathematical and physical treatments of force......Page 22 Action at a distance......Page 25 Hypotheses......Page 26 The queries to the Opticks......Page 28 Newton's relation to Leibniz......Page 30 Chronology......Page 34 Further reading......Page 36 Note on texts and translations......Page 39 I Correspondence with Robert Boyle [1679]......Page 43 Definitions......Page 54 Author's Preface to the Reader, First Edition......Page 82 Editor's Preface, Second Edition (1713)......Page 84 Definition 1......Page 101 Definition 4......Page 102 Definition 5......Page 103 Definition 7......Page 104 Definition 8......Page 105 Scholium......Page 106 Law 1......Page 112 Law 3......Page 113 Corollary 2......Page 114 Corollary 3......Page 117 Corollary 4......Page 118 Corollary 6......Page 120 Scholium......Page 121 Scholium......Page 128 Rule 3......Page 129 General Scholium......Page 131 LETTER ONE......Page 136 LETTER TWO......Page 140 LETTER FOUR......Page 143 NEWTON TO LEIBNIZ......Page 148 LEIBNIZ TO HARTSOEKER PUBLISHED IN MEMORIES OF LITERATURE......Page 151 NEWTON TO THE EDITOR OF THE MEMORIES OF LITERATURE, UNPUBLISHED......Page 156 NEWTON TO COTES......Page 160 NEWTON TO COTES......Page 161 VII An Account of the Book Entitled Commercium Epistolicum [1715]......Page 165 Query 28......Page 169 Query 30......Page 173 Query 31......Page 174 Index......Page 183 Sir Isaac Newton Left A Voluminous Legacy Of Writings. However, His Correspondence, Manuscripts & Publications In Natural Philosophy Remain Scattered Throughout Many Disparate Editions. In This Volume, Newton's Principle Philosophical Writings Are For The First Time Collected In A Single Place. I. Correspondence With Robert Boyle [1679] -- Ii. De Gravitatione [probably Before 1685] -- Iii. The Principia [1687, First Edition] -- Iv. Correspondence With Richard Bentley [1692-3] -- V. Correspondence With Leibniz [1693 And 1712] -- Vi. Correspondence With Roger Cotes [1713] -- Vii. An Account Of The Book Entitled Commercium Epistolicum [1715] -- Viii. Queries To The Opticks [1721]. Edited By Andrew Janikak. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Andrew Janiak examines Newton's philosophical positions and his relations to canonical figures in early modern philosophy through Newton's principal philosophical writings. Janiak's study includes excerpts from the Principia and the Opticks, Newton's famous correspondence with Boyle and with Bentley, and his equally significant correspondence with Leibniz, often ignored in favor of Leibniz's later debate with Samuel Clarke. (Newton's exchanges with Leibniz place their different understandings of natural philosophy in sharp relief.) In this volume, Newton's principal philosophical writings are for the first time collected in a single place. They include excerpts from the Principia and the Opticks, his correspondence with Boyle and with Bentley, and his equally significant correspondence with Leibniz. The volume is completed by a historical and philosophical introduction I have so long deferred to send you my thoughts about the physical qualities we spoke of, that did I not esteem myself obliged by promise, I think I should be ashamed to send them at all.

this Volume Collects Together Newton's Principal Philosophical Writings For The First Time.