Letters on the English author of "Novum Organum" and father of experimental philosophy. Letter 13 is about John Locke and his theories on the immortality of the soul. Letter 14 compares British philosopher Isaac Newton to French philosopher René Descartes. Upon his death in 1727, Newton was compared to Descartes in a eulogy performed by French philosopher Fontenelle. While the British did not appreciate this comparison, Voltaire argues that Descartes, too, was a great philosopher and mathematician. Letter 15 focuses on Newton's law of universal gravitation. Letter 16 talks about Newton's work with optics. Letter 17 discusses Newton's work with geometry and his theories
Georg Kohler (philosopher) and gives interviews to newspapers and online publications, such as Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Blick and Tages-Anzeiger. Kohler was married to Tagesschau spokeswoman and journalist Dominique Rub Kohler. She died on 15 August 2013. Georg Kohler (philosopher) Georg Kohler (born in Konolfingen, Bern, Switzerland in 1945) is a Swiss Philosopher. He is a professor emeritus of Political Philosophy at University of Zurich. He is also a publicist and an author. He has written books on political philosophy and modern day Swiss politics and also collaborated with other writers including Hermann Lübbe. Kohler's early education was in grammar schools. He then studied