Why did Voltaire become a Newtonian? Why should one think about science?

Authors

  • Véronique Le ru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v9i3.27443

Keywords:

Voltaire, Newtonianism, philosophy, science, freedom

Abstract

My aim is to comment on Voltaire's discovery of Newtonianism and his attitude towards it, and from that I shall comment on the more general connections bewteen  philosophy and science.

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How to Cite

Le ru, V. (2012). Why did Voltaire become a Newtonian? Why should one think about science?. DoisPontos, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/dp.v9i3.27443

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2012): Voltaire

Section

Voltaire

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