摘要
本文旨在解析牛顿的宇宙论思想及其形成过程。牛顿没有像一个纯粹的机械论者那样基于纯机械论或仅凭力学原理思考宇宙论问题 ,而是以自然神学的方式 ,将其上帝信念、物理学研究与炼金术哲学洞见结合在一起 ,形成了他对宇宙论的总体看法。尽管牛顿引力定律可以给出一幅无限宇宙图景 ,但他本人认为 :人所在的世界起源于上帝的意志 ,这个世界是有限的、活的。
The authors analyzed the formation of Isaac Newton's cosmological ideas. Newton did not develop his reflection on cosmology based on the pure mechanism or principle of mechanics as mechanists did in 17 th century, while combined his view about God, the physics laws he discovered, and the alchemical cosmologies of his time to formulate a united explanation to the creation of the world. He made his representation on cosmology in the manner of natural theology that prevailed in 17 th century England. He considered that our world stemmed from the will of God, and the world is a finite one in the infinite space. God, he believed, has never given up his creatures and continually provided power to it, to keep this world alive.
出处
《自然辩证法通讯》
CSSCI
北大核心
2001年第5期60-67,共8页
Journal of Dialectics of Nature
基金
国家自然科学基金课题"牛顿宇宙论思想"资助。项目批准号 :197730 0 3。
