Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: NEWTON AND THE 18TH CENTURY

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Newton was the indispensable starting point for 18th century thought from the physical sciences to medicine and the so-called "human sciences." Seminar will consider Newton himself and the complex legacy of his thought in 18th century thinkers including Leibniz, Boerhaave, Voltaire, Hume, Haller, Kant, Priestley, Blake, and Goethe.