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Thoughts on the true estimation of living forces and assessment of the demonstrations that Leibniz and other scholars of mechanics have made use of in this controversial subject, together with some prefatory considerations pertaining to the force of bodies in general. (1746–1749)
- Kant: Natural Science
In this volume Eric Watkins brings together new English...
- Kant: Natural Science
Thoughts on the True Estimation of Living Forces (German: Gedanken von der wahren Schätzung der lebendigen Kräfte) is Immanuel Kant's first published work, published in 1749. It is the first of Kant's works on natural philosophy. The True Estimation is divided into a preface and three chapters.
Thoughts on the true estimation of living forces not only as a metaphysical principle of unity (in contrast to Descartes’s infinitely divisible extension), but also as the seat of such a living force,
21 de oct. de 2003 · Kant’s first publication, Thoughts on the True Estimation of Living Forces (1746), explicitly attempts to solve the vis viva controversy, which had been hotly contested ever since Leibniz’s 1686 attack on Descartes’ laws of motion.
- Eric Watkins, Marius Stan
- 2003
3 de nov. de 2003 · Kant did all three things. But, for later readers in increasingly secular ages, it is easy to miss Kant’s subtleties and implications. Third, in terms of culture, Kant’s early views may be placed in a global rather than a purely Western context.
4 de oct. de 2012 · In this volume Eric Watkins brings together new English translations of Kant's first publication, Thoughts on the True Estimation of Living Forces (1746-1749), the entirety of Physical Geography...
