HPS100 Lecture 09: Newtonian Worldview

For a more thorough exposition of the material please refer to our introductory HPS textbook at hakobsandbox.openetext.utoronto.ca/.

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What are the key characteristics of the Newtonian science?

00:30 Divine Newton
02:48 Newtonian Myths
04:18 The key elements of the Newtonian mosaic
05:40 Theology
09:22 Astrology
12:42 Homogeneity vs. Heterogeneity & Finite vs. Infinite
____ 13:18 Aristotelian Cosmology
____ 15:43 Newton's 2nd Law
____ 16:31 Newton's 1st Law
____ 17:12 Newton's Law of Gravity
____ 20:54 Cartesian Cosmology
22:59 Habitual neglect of Cartesian Science
23:38 Plenism vs. Vacuism
____ 23:52 Aristotelian Physics
____ 25:58 Cartesian Physics
____ 26:27 Newtonian Physics
30:16 Action by Contact vs. Action at a Distance
____ 30:20 Cartesian Physics
____ 30:59 Newtonian Physics
34:22 Mechanicism vs. Dynamism
____ 39:05 Chemical Affinity
____ 40:33 Magnetic Force
____ 42:03 Vital Force
43:21 Dualism
45:50 HD Method
50:18 Summary

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The course is funded by University of Toronto, Online Learning Strategies (onlinelearning.utoronto.ca/) and the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (www.hps.utoronto.ca/)

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