caa a22 4500 467901724 CHVBK 20180406152820.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20061201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10699-005-3189-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10699-005-3189-9 Ducheyne Steffen Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium aut The Argument(s) for Universal Gravitation [Elektronische Daten] [Steffen Ducheyne] In this paper an analysis of Newton's argument for universal gravitation is provided. In the past, the complexity of the argument has not been fully appreciated. Recent authors like George E. Smith and William L. Harper have done a far better job. Nevertheless, a thorough account of the argument is still lacking. Both authors seem to stress the importance of only one methodological component. Smith stresses the procedure of approximative deductions backed-up by the laws of motion. Harper stresses "systematic dependencies” between theoretical parameters and phenomena. I will argue that Newton used a variety of different inferential strategies: causal parsimony considerations, deductions, demonstrative inductions, abductions and thought-experiments. Each of these strategies is part of Newton's famous argument. Springer, 2006 argumentative pluralism nationallicence Newton nationallicence Principia nationallicence universal gravitation nationallicence Foundations of Science Kluwer Academic Publishers 11/4(2006-12-01), 419-447 1233-1821 11:4<419 2006 11 10699 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-005-3189-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-005-3189-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Ducheyne Steffen Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Foundations of Science Kluwer Academic Publishers 11/4(2006-12-01), 419-447 1233-1821 11:4<419 2006 11 10699 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer