Emilie du Châtelet was one of the most influential philosophers of the
Enlightenment. Her writings on natural philosophy, physics and mechanics
had a decisive impact on the important scientific debates of the 18th
century.
Most notably, she took a novel and distinctive position in one of the
fundamental scientific discourses of the day, the controversy between
Newton and Leibniz.
The contributors to this volume focus on du Châtelet's synthesis of
Newtonian and Leibnitian philosophy. The contributions presented here
combine to confirm the work of this exceptional philosopher as an
essential contribution to the mediation between empiricist and
rationalist positions in the history of science.