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 3Robert BoyleNarrower topic: This framework shaped Boyle’s accounts of matter, air, and physical phenomena.Action at a distanceNarrower topic: Its preference for contact mechanisms made action at a distance seem philosophically troubling.