Unity Of Purpose, Or Rational Analysis - Softcover

Augustus Young

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461368129 ISBN 13: 9780461368123

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Unity Of Purpose, Or Rational Analysis: Being A Treatise Designed To Disclose Physical Truths, And To Detect And Expose Popular Errors by Augustus Young. This work is a polemical treatise challenging widely accepted physical theories of its era, notably Newtonian gravity, and arguing for a unity of purpose in physical science modeled on Christian philosophy. Young elevates Kepler as a foundational figure in physical astronomy, critiques Newton and his successors, and contends that the mathematical language used to teach astronomy (fluxions, calculus) often obscures rather than reveals truth. He proposes an alternative framework where gravity varies with distance in a manner simpler and more intelligible to lay readers, and he links physical laws to the unity of the universe, magnetism, and natural philosophy. Across chapters, the author explores the quadrature of the circle as a metaphor for simplifying scientific reasoning, discusses tides, light, geology, and a theory of the solar system, and argues for accessible mathematics and a more empirical, unity-driven approach to natural philosophy. The Appendix extends these themes and critiques the standard Newtonian paradigm with a blend of mathematical, philosophical, and observational critique.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461368129
• ISBN 13: 9780461368123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308