Philosophers at War

The Quarrel Between Newton and Leibniz

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Probably the most celebrated controversy in all of the history of science was that between Newton and Leibniz over the invention of the calculus. The argument ranged far beyond a mere priority dispute and took on the character of a war between two different philosophies of nature. Newton was the first to devise the methods of the calculus, but Leibniz (who independently discovered virtually identical methods) was the first to publish, in 1684. Mutual toleration passed into suspicion and, at last, denunciation of each by the other as a fraud and a plagiarist. The affair became a scandal, as British mathematicians asserted Newton's claims before the public while their Continental colleagues hotly defended Leibniz's priority. Professor Hall analyzes the situation out of which the dispute arose, the circumstances that caused it to become embittered, the dispositions of the chief actors, and the shifts in their opinions of each other.

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Preface
Chronological outline
Introduction
Beginnings in Cambridge
Newton states his claim: 1685
Leibniz encounters Newton: 1672-1676
The emergence of the calculus: 1677-1699
The outbreak: 1693-1700
Open warfare: 1700-1710
The philosophical debate
Thrust and parry: 1710-1713
The dogs of war: 1713-1715
War beyond death: 1715-1722
Appendix
Notes
Index
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