The meaning of the term “emanating effect” for the nature of newtonian space

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https://doi.org/10.31977/grirfi.v4i2.501

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Newton; Plotinus; Emanation; Space.

Abstract

In the Newtonian theology the first existent being is God. Newton considers Him the creator intelligence and maintainer of the universe, but not its soul. Therefore, by inference, space too is a result of such a divine existence not as one of God's creations, but rather as His emanation. For that reason I argue that Newton used the word emanation in the same sense Plotinus had first used it and not as synonym for creation, nor for inference, as some theologians defended in the XVIII century.

 

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Raquel Anna Sapunaru, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM)

Doutora em Filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro – Brasil, Professora Adjunta do Instituto de Ciencia e Tecnologia (ICT) da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Minas Gerais – Brasil.

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2011-12-14

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SAPUNARU, Raquel Anna. The meaning of the term “emanating effect” for the nature of newtonian space. Griot : Revista de Filosofia, [S. l.], v. 4, n. 2, p. 20–32, 2011. DOI: 10.31977/grirfi.v4i2.501. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrb.edu.br/index.php/griot/article/view/501. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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