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SCHLIESSER, E., Newton's Metaphysics. Essays. Oxford University Press, 2021. 328p. Hardback. In this wonderful collection of essays, Eric Schliesser embarks on an ambitious and long-awaited intellectual project: charting the complex and subtle nuances of the metaphysical view underpinning Newton's physics. In his characteristically visionary style, Schliesser invites us to explore the modal metaphysics at work behind Newton's notion of gravity, motion and laws of nature. The result is a fascinating and unrivalled journey through a less well-known Newton, one who did not shy away from engaging with metaphysical debates about necessity, chance and fatalism, and whose far-reaching contributions extend well beyond the realm of natural philosophy. This book is a gem for anyone interested in historical debates at the conjunction between physics and metaphysics. Michela Massimi, University of Edinburgh (Publisher's information). € 100.55 (New) (approx. delivery time: 14 days) ISBN: 9780197567692