Title:  Newton and Descartes on True Motion   By Monica Solomon (Stanford, Philosophy)   Date: Thursday March 4, 2021 Time: 1900-2030   Zoom:  https://zoom.us/j/91213034711?pwd=dEFPeTRQK0xsYTJiUnMvdzZwaUp4Zz09 Meeting ID: 912 1303 4711 Passcode: 856917   Abstract:  Isaac Newton’s scholium to the definitions in the Principia (1687/1713/1726) articulates clearly distinctions pertaining to the concepts of time, space, place, and motion. A well-known example therein describes the motion of the water within […]

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