Phil 290: Du Châtelet’s Foundations of Physics

Instructor: Prof. Kristin Primus

This seminar will be devoted to understanding Émilie du Châtelet’s contributions to natural philosophy. We will study her Institutions de Physique (1740) alongside works by Descartes, Locke, Wolff, Leibniz, and Newton.

This course fulfills an elective requirement for the DE in REMS.

  • Schedule, Location and Class Number: Monday 10-12, Moses 234
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