Forced Changes Only: A New Take on the Law of Inertia

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dc.contributor.authorHoek, Danielen
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T13:06:20Zen
dc.date.available2023-01-12T13:06:20Zen
dc.date.issued2022-02-10en
dc.date.updated2023-01-11T22:05:34Zen
dc.description.abstractNewton’s First Law of Motion is typically understood to govern only the motion of force-free bodies. This paper argues on textual and conceptual grounds that the law is in fact a stronger, more general principle. The First Law limits the extent to which <i>any</i> body can change its state of motion—even if that body is subject to impressed forces. The misunderstanding can be traced back to an error in the first English translation of Newton’s <i>Principia</i>, which was published a few years after Newton’s death.en
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dc.format.extentPages 1-17en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/psa.2021.38en
dc.identifier.eissn1539-767Xen
dc.identifier.issn0031-8248en
dc.identifier.orcidHoek, Daniel [0000-0002-5331-2409]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/113143en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.titleForced Changes Only: A New Take on the Law of Inertiaen
dc.title.serialPhilosophy of Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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