Voltaire's contribution to the spread of Newtonianism. I: Letters from England: Les lettres philosophiques (Q2276934)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4193617
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4193617 |
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Voltaire's contribution to the spread of Newtonianism. I: Letters from England: Les lettres philosophiques (English)
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1990
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Voltaire's ``Letters concerning the English nation'' (London 1733; French version 1734 as ``Les lettres philosophiques'') usually are quoted as one of the books that stroke a blow for Newtonianism and English empiricism in France. The authors describe and discuss the contents and background of that influential booklet and add some interesting remarks on Jacques Rohault (1620--1675), Samuel Clarke (1675--1729), and especially John Locke and their relations to the book's topics.
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Newtonianism
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Cartesianism
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Voltaire
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empiricism
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Jacques Rohault
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Samuel Clarke
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John Locke
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