Cartesian Forces in a Soulless Physics

Descartes’ metaphysical dualism has important consequences for his physics. He intended to establish a certain and quantitative knowledge about the physical world, and his dualism drove away all kind of spirits or forces from it. Nevertheless, ``forces’’ do not seem completely absent in his natural...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zuraya Monroy-Nasr
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Éditions Kimé 2015-03-01
Series:Philosophia Scientiæ
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/philosophiascientiae/1048