Ducheyne, Steffen (2004) Newton's Idea and Practice of Unification. [Preprint]
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In this paper I try to capture Newton's notion and practice of unification (I will mainly focus on the Principia). I will use contemporary theories on unification in philosophy of science as analytic tools (Kitcher, Schurz and Salmon). I will argue that Salmon's later work on the topic provides a good starting point to characterize Newton's notion and practice. However, in order to fully grasp Newton's idea and practice of unification, Salmon's model needs to be fleshed out and extended.
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| Keywords: | Newton, Unification, case-study, Principia, HPS, Kitcher, Schurz, Salmon | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Explanation General Issues > History of Science Case Studies |
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| Depositing User: | Steffen Ducheyne | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2004 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:12 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 1784 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Explanation General Issues > History of Science Case Studies |
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| Date: | June 2004 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1784 |
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