KnowraMechanical philosophyLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Mechanical philosophy, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 1Related 6Narrower topic 2Compared with 3Natural magicCompared with: Its rejection of occult qualities displaced many explanations used by natural magicians.Margaret CavendishCompared with: She objected that purely mechanical accounts could not explain nature’s self-motion and perception.NewtonianismCompared with: Newtonian force challenged strict mechanical accounts that rejected action without contact.