"Here Schliesser creates an appearance of disagreement where in fact there is none. Of course I take
the problems to be external to Newton’s rational mechanics; since they have their source in speculations, including speculations about causes, they arise at the fringes of his natural philosophy, far outside his rational mechanics.
Thus Schliesser gets my view exactly wrong when he interpolates, ‘‘Kochiras’ position is really a complaint about what may be thought of as Newton’s methodological stance that rules out consideration
of immaterial causes in the body of the Principia.’’ (A glance at Schliesser’s preceding sentence indicates that he is reasoning from the claim that someone may find the exclusion of immaterial spirits from the Principia dogmatic to the claim that I do find it so—which is clearly fallacious.)"
the problems to be external to Newton’s rational mechanics; since they have their source in speculations, including speculations about causes, they arise at the fringes of his natural philosophy, far outside his rational mechanics.
Thus Schliesser gets my view exactly wrong when he interpolates, ‘‘Kochiras’ position is really a complaint about what may be thought of as Newton’s methodological stance that rules out consideration
of immaterial causes in the body of the Principia.’’ (A glance at Schliesser’s preceding sentence indicates that he is reasoning from the claim that someone may find the exclusion of immaterial spirits from the Principia dogmatic to the claim that I do find it so—which is clearly fallacious.)"
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