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Berkeley Interprets Forces Instrumentally

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Berkeley Interprets Forces Instrumentally

Berkley, George · Philosopher

Berkeley treated certain mechanical terms as useful for calculation without requiring them to name hidden physical entities. This position made De Motu important to later debates about scientific explanation.

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