Du Châtelet’s Naturlehre Restored – Ruth E. Hagengruber
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The Naturlehre of the philosopher, mathematician, and physicist Émilie Du Châtelet was already translated into German in 1743. As recent research shows, this work had a considerable impact on the German Enlightenment. Nevertheless, since then, this text has not been available in a new edition suitable for study. This edition aims to remedy this lack. ~Ruth E. Hagengruber
About this book: The 1743 German translation of Institutions physiques became one of the most important philosophical works of the German Enlightenment. Wolff, Kant, and Euler engaged extensively with the new ideas Du Châtelet presented in her Naturlehre. Her hypothesis theory influenced the philosophy of science well into the 20th century.
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The Naturlehre of the philosopher, mathematician, and physicist Émilie Du Châtelet was already translated into German in 1743. As recent research shows, this work had a considerable impact on the German Enlightenment. Nevertheless, since then, this text has not been available in a new edition suitable for study. This edition aims to remedy this lack. ~Ruth E. Hagengruber