Newtonianism and religion in the Netherlands

被引：12

作者：

van der Wall, EGE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Leiden Univ, Dept Hist Christian, Fac Theol, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands

来源：

STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 2004年 / 35A卷 / 03期

关键词：

apologetics; Dutch Enlightenment; physico-theology; prophetic theology; argument from design; empiricism;

D O I：

10.1016/j.shpsa.2004.06.016

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

In the early eighteenth century Newtonianism became popular in the Netherlands both in academic (Boerhaave, 'sGravesande, Van Musschenbroek) and non-academic circles. The 'Book of Nature' was interpreted with the help of Newton's natural philosophy and his ideas about a providential deity, thereby greatly enhancing the attractiveness of physico-theology in the eighteenth-century United Provinces. Like other Europeans the Dutch welcomed physico-theology as a strategic means in their battle against irreligion and atheism. Bernard Nieuwentijt, Johan Lulofs, Petrus Camper, and Johannes Florentius Martinet were prominent experts in the field. Combining Newtonian notions with Leibnizian optimism and romanticist trends, physico-theology remained popular in the Netherlands well into the nineteenth century. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：493 / 514

页数：22

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