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The Historical Roots of Newton's Philosophical Questions
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Newton's notes on the Philosophical Questions broke away from the traditional scholastic and neo-scholastic ways of thinking about the world dating back to Thomas Aquinas, and instead, picked up Descartes' break from the reformulation of Aristotle in the middle ages, leading him to become skeptical of the evidence provided by the senses. This break was likely influenced by alchemical experimentation and manipulations prior to that era.
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This transcript discusses the break that occurred towards the end of the 16th century and was most visible in Descartes, which is the break between conceiving that the qualities of the world are very different from the qualities that we perceive, and how that underlies a lot of the way Newton worked later on when he became skeptical of the evidence provided by the senses.
51:12 - 55:02 (03:50)
Summary
This transcript discusses the break that occurred towards the end of the 16th century and was most visible in Descartes, which is the break between conceiving that the qualities of the world are very different from the qualities that we perceive, and how that underlies a lot of the way Newton worked later on when he became skeptical of the evidence provided by the senses.
ChapterThe Historical Roots of Newton's Philosophical Questions
Episode#214 – Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The liberation of understanding reality through tools beyond our senses, such as alchemical experimentation and peripheral vision, is discussed by a scientist in a recent podcast episode.
55:03 - 1:01:25 (06:21)
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The liberation of understanding reality through tools beyond our senses, such as alchemical experimentation and peripheral vision, is discussed by a scientist in a recent podcast episode. The Royal Society's experiments with a black-and-white striped card are also mentioned.