Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy
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Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy is a foundational set of methodological principles articulated by Isaac Newton in his Principia to guide scientific inquiry and rational explanation of natural phenomena.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epistemological rule set
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methodological principle set ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Regulae Philosophandi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook | Book III of Principia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
experimental philosophy
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natural philosophy ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
causal explanation
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empirical evidence ⓘ inductive generalization ⓘ |
| contentSummary |
Admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances
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Assign the same causes to the same natural effects as far as possible ⓘ Propositions inferred by general induction are to be held true until other phenomena require their modification ⓘ Qualities of bodies found to belong to all bodies within experiments are to be esteemed universal qualities of all bodies ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1687 ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later philosophy of science discussions of induction
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methodological naturalism ⓘ |
| hasRule |
Rule I
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Rule II NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule III NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment philosophy
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later formulations of scientific method ⓘ modern physics ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Latin ⓘ |
| methodologicalRole |
constrain hypothesis formation
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justify universal claims from experiments ⓘ regulate inductive reasoning ⓘ |
| numberOfRules | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf | Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
guide rational explanation of natural phenomena
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guide scientific inquiry ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ockham's razor
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fallibilism ⓘ induction ⓘ parsimony ⓘ uniformity of nature ⓘ |
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