Cartesian Spacetime [electronic resource] : Descartes' Physics and the Relational Theory of Space and Motion / by Edward Slowik.

Although Descartes' natural philosophy marked an advance in the development of modern science, many critics over the years, such as Newton, have rejected his particular `relational' theory of space and motion. Nevertheless, it is also true that most historians and philosophers have not suf...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Slowik, Edward
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
Series:	International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idées ; 181.
Subjects:	Philosophy (General) Metaphysics. Philosophy, Modern. Mathematics.