Seeking Truth: Roger North's Notes on Newton and Correspondence with Samuel Clarke c.1704-1713

In the early 1690s Roger North was preparing to remove from London to Rougham, Norfolk, where he planned to continue his search for truth, which for him meant knowledge of nature, including human nature. This was interrupted by his reading of Newton's books on mechanics and optics; his correspondence with Norfolk clergyman Samuel Clarke; and his re

List of contents

Illustrations, Abbreviations, Acknowledgments, Some Preliminaries, 1. Introducing Roger North, 2. Changes in Philosophical Method, 3. 1706 Correspondence with Clarke on ‘Phisiologicall Matters’, 4. Changes in Theological Method, 5. 1713 Correspondence with Clarke on Theological Matters, Epilogue, Glossary, References, Index of Biblical Citations, Index of Names

About the author

Jamie C. Kassler was elected as a fellow (1991) of the Australian Academy of the Humanities for contributions to musicological theory and was a recipient of the Centenary Medal (2003) for service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of philosophy. A collection of her articles was published as Music, Science, Philosophy: Models in the Universe of Thought (Ashgate 2001). She is also the author of The Beginnings of the Modern Philosophy of Music (Ashgate, 2004) and The Honourable Roger North, 1681-1734 (Ashgate, 2009).

Summary

In the early 1690s Roger North was preparing to remove from London to Rougham, Norfolk, where he planned to continue his search for truth, which for him meant knowledge of nature, including human nature. This was interrupted by his reading of Newton’s books on mechanics and optics; his correspondence with Norfolk clergyman Samuel Clarke; and his re

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• Authors: Jamie C. Kassler, Kassler Jamie C.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032920733
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92073-3
• No. of pages: 386
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Philosophy, HISTORY / Historiography, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Historiography, History of Science, Archaeology, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, Philosophy of religion, History and Archaeology, C 1600 To C 1700, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards