Methodological base of Newton’s and Descartes’s physical conceptions
S.Ye. Ilyin
Keywords: methodological principles, picture of the world, history, periodization, physics
Abstract
The paper analyses Isaac Newton’s and Rene Descartes’ views on methodology of physics. Their ideas are considered in the context of the conception of methodological principles and that of historical types of rationality. It makes possible to reveal a number of common features in Newton’s and Descartes’ methodological approaches as well as to state the change of the role of scientific methodological principles when passing from classical type of rationality to non-classical one.
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