Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-189) and index.
Contents:
Newton as philosopher, the very idea -- Physics and metaphysics : three interpretations -- Do forces exist? : contesting the mechanical philosophy, I -- Matter and mechanism : contesting the mechanical philosophy, II -- Space in physics and metaphysics contra Descartes -- God and natural philosophy.
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