Euclidean axiomatic structure dominated Newton Principia and political doctrine

Evidence

The form of Newton’s Principia, in spite of its admittedly empirical material, is entirely dominated by Euclid. Theology, in its exact scholastic forms, takes its style from the same source. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 208

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 208
• XREF: connects to: Deductive proof must rely on circular reasoning or endless chains — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 963; Mathematical certainty led philosophers to suppose thought is superior to sense — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 203; Weber’s elective-affinity method relocated ideology analysis from content to structural homology (+2 more)