A Reconsideration of the Status of Newton's Laws

In Michael J. Shaffer & Michael L. Veber, What Place for the A Priori? Open Court. pp. 177 (2011)
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I look at the debates of the status of Newton's laws, whether they can each, or all together be considered emprical or a priori.

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