牛顿“有神论”初探

A Stady of Newton's Theism

依撒克·牛顿(1642—1727年)是英国近代物理学家、举世闻名的科学家。而读过他的传记的人又都知道他是一个有神论者。那么,他的有神论具体有哪些方面的内容?大科学家为什么会信神?牛顿是不是一个完全的有神论者?他的宗教神学论与当时英国的政治形势有没有联系?这些问题却较少有人论述。本文试根据《牛顿自然哲学著作选》等书提供的资料,对上述问题作一初步的探讨。

Isaac Newton, the famous English physicsist, had faith in the God. Advocate and admire the God was the principal espect of his theory of the God. The main cause of his faith in the God should study the limitation of era and the influence of environment. As the movement of transformation sprang up,Newton also had a little doubts about the God. Newton's theory of the Ghristianity and the God had some contact with the situation of English in the later period of the seventeen century and the earlier period of the eighteen century.