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Metaphysical Foundations of Neoclassical Mechanics
In Michela Massimi & Angela Breitenbach, Kant and the Laws of Nature. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 214-234 (2017)
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I examine here if Kant’s metaphysics of matter can support any late-modern versions of classical mechanics. I argue that in principle it can, by two different routes. I assess the interpretive costs of each approach, and recommend the most promising strategy: a mass-point approach.Author's Profile
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Phoronomy: space, construction, and mathematizing motion.Marius Stan - 2022 - In Michael Bennett McNulty, Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science: A Critical Guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 80-97.
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Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science.Immanuel Kant - 1970 - New York: Cambridge University Press. Edited by Michael Friedman.
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What is “classical mechanics”, anyway.Mark Wilson - 2013 - In Robert Batterman, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Physics. New York, US: Oxford University Press USA. pp. 43.
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