‘s Gravesande's Appropriation of Newton's Natural Philosophy,Part II: Methodological Issues |
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Authors: | Steffen Ducheyne |
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Affiliation: | Department for Philosophy and Moral Sciences, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, , B‐1050 Brussels, Belgium. |
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Abstract: | It has been suggested in the literature that, although Willem Jacob ‘s Gravesande occasionally treated Newton's doctrines in a selective manner, he was nevertheless an unremitting follower of Newton's methodology. As part of a reassessment of ‘s Gravesande's Newtonianism, I argue that, although ‘s Gravesande took over key terms of Newton's methodological canon, his methodological ideas are upon close scrutiny quite different from and occasionally even incongruent with Newton's views on the matter. |
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Keywords: | I. Newton scientific methodology W. J. Gravesande 18th‐century Newtonianism |
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