Newtonianism
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- Isaac Newton
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- philosophy
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- Mathematical philosophy
- Newton's other beliefs
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- Influence on other scholars
- Criticism
- References
thumb|Title page of Isaac Newton's Opticks
Newtonianism is a philosophical and scientific doctrine inspired by the beliefs and methods of natural philosopher Isaac Newton. While Newton's influential contributions were primarily in physics and mathematics, his broad conception of the universe as being governed by rational and understandable laws laid the foundation for many strands of Enlightenment thought. Newtonianism became an influential intellectual program that applied Newton's principles in many avenues of inquiry, laying the groundwork for modern science (both the natural and social sciences), in addition to influencing philosophy, political thought and theology.
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