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Full Idea
My six Meditations contain all the foundations of my physics, …and their principles destroy those of Aristotle.
Gist of Idea
My Meditations are the complete foundation of my physics
Source
René Descartes (Letters to Mersenne [1640], 1641.01.28)
Book Ref
Descartes,René: 'Philosophical Essays and Correspondence', ed/tr. Ariew,Roger [Hackett 2000], p.96
| 3652 | I can't prove the soul is indestructible, only that it is separate from the mortal body [Descartes] |
| 3653 | My Meditations are the complete foundation of my physics [Descartes] |
| 4736 | Truth is such a transcendentally clear notion that it cannot be further defined [Descartes] |