The General Scholium is an essay written by Isaac Newton, appended to his work of Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known as the Principia. General Scholium was first published with the second (1713) edition of the Principia and reappeared with some additions and modifications on the third (1726) edition. It is best known for the "Hypotheses non fingo" ("I do not frame hypotheses") expression, which Newton used as a response to some of the criticism received after the release of the first edition (1687). In the essay Newton not only counters the natural philosophy of René Descartes and Gottfried Leibniz, but also addresses scientific methodology, theological and metaphysical issues.
Read more about General Scholium: Rejecting Cartesian Vortices, Scientific Method Argument, Theological Views, "The Spirit"
Famous quotes containing the word general:
“The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done.”
—A.J. (Arthur James)