How Long to Read Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science

How Long Does it Take to Read Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 2 minutes to read Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science by Katherine Brading

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The centerpiece of Émilie Du Châtelet’s philosophy of science is her Foundations of Physics, first published in 1740. The Foundations contains epistemology, metaphysics, methodology, mechanics, and physics, including such pressing issues of the time as whether there are atoms, the appropriate roles of God and of hypotheses in scientific theorizing, how (if at all) bodies are capable of acting on one another, and whether gravity is an action-at-a-distance force. Du Châtelet sought to resolve these issues within a single philosophical framework that builds on her critique and appraisal of all the leading alternatives (Cartesian, Newtonian, Leibnizian, and so forth) of the period. The text is remarkable for being the first to attempt such a synthetic project, and even more so for the accessibility and clarity of the writing. This book argues that Du Châtelet put her finger on the central problems that lay at the intersection of physics and metaphysics at the time, and tackled them drawing on the most up-to-date resources available. It will be a useful source for students and scholars interested in the history and philosophy of science, and in the impact of women philosophers in the early modern period.

How long is Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science?

Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science by Katherine Brading is 122 pages long, and a total of 30,744 words.

This makes it 41% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 48 minutes to read Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science aloud.

What Reading Level is Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science?

Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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