Workshop: Definitions in Early Modern Natural Philosophy, Logic and Mathematics
13 April 2018
SOPHI Common Room,
Level 8, Brennan MacCallum Building, A18
The University of Sydney
Sponsored by The Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science
Schedule
10.00: Definitions as principles in early modern natural philosophy
Peter Anstey (Sydney)
11.00: From Pascal to Arnauld and Nicole: definitions in Port Royalist works
Laura Kotevska (Sydney)
12.00: Lunch
13.30: Logic in definitions and the search for the definition of continuity
James Franklin (UNSW)
14.30: Newton’s definitions
Kirsten Walsh (Nottingham)
15.30: Discussion
16.00: Close
See here for further information and registration.
Organiser: Peter Anstey
