Philosophy 167: Class 8 - Part 5 - The Mechanical Philosophy- the "Contact" Constraint on Theorizing, and Vacuums.
Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-
2014-10-21
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Synopsis: Overview of mechanical philosophy, the principle of contact and the concept of vacuums
Opening line: "And some people, maybe it's in the need to write a new dissertation and say something that hasn't been said before. Are trying to get away from the idea that the principle feature or the mechanical philosophy was contact."