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Single Idea 3653

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism ]

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