William Molyneux
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William Molyneux (17 avril 1656 – 11 octobre 1698, né à Dublin) était un philosophe et écrivain politique irlandais.
Il fait ses études au Trinity College à Dublin. Membre de la Royal Society, Molyneux fonde la Dublin Philosophical Society dans le prolongement de la Royal Society de Londres dans les années 1680[1].
Molyneux est l'auteur (dans ses correspondances avec John Locke) de la question philosophique connue sous le nom de Problème de Molyneux.
Publications
- William Molyneux: Dioptrica Nova, A treatise of dioptrics in two parts, wherein the various effects and appearances of spheric glasses, both convex and concave, single and combined, in telescopes and microscopes, together with their usefulness in many concerns of humane life, are explained, Londres 1692
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