Newton's Sensorium: Anatomy of a Concept
In the writings that Newton intended for a public audience, he used the term 'sensorium' in relation to both humans and God. But in the writings of commentators, it has been little recognised that these two usages form a complete concept, so that even today there is no consensus about the...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Springer International Publishing,
2018.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
53 |
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| ISBN: | 9783319720531 |
| ISSN: | 1385-0180 ; |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction
- Part I. The sensorium in Newton's texts: 1. Preliminary remarks. 1.1. The data
- Part II. The human sensorium in context: 2.1. Newton on the sensory-motor system. 2.2. Summary and comment
- Part III. The human sensorium in wider context. 3.1. William Briggs on the visual sensory system. 3.2. Thomas Willis on the nervous system. 3.3. The spectator in the dark room
- Part IV. Generalising to the divine sensorium: 4.1. Taking stock. 4.2. The divine spectator and the cosmic spectacle. 4.3. Afterword: Is infinite space a container?
- Conclusion.