Principles of Philosophy
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Principles of Philosophy is a 1644 work by René Descartes that systematically presents his metaphysical and scientific views, aiming to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Principia Philosophiae | 1 |
| Principles of Philosophy (Descartes) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a comprehensive foundation for natural philosophy ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Elizabeth of Bohemia
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surface form:
Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia
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| genre |
early modern philosophy
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metaphysics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: Of the Principles of Human Knowledge
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Part II: Of the Principles of Material Things ⓘ Part III: Of the Visible World ⓘ Part IV: Of the Earth ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
immortality of the soul
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motion and mechanics ⓘ nature of matter ⓘ proofs of the existence of God ⓘ structure of the cosmos ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | French translation by Claude Picot ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cartesianism
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early modern natural philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian scholasticism
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Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
God as guarantor of truth
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clear and distinct ideas ⓘ extension as the essence of body ⓘ laws of nature ⓘ mind–body distinction ⓘ thinking as the essence of mind ⓘ vortex theory of the heavens ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cosmology
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epistemology ⓘ mechanics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| methodologicalFeature | axiomatic–deductive presentation ⓘ |
| notableEdition | 1647 French edition ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Principles of Philosophy
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surface form:
Principia Philosophiae
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| philosophicalGoal | to systematize Descartes’ metaphysical and scientific views ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
mechanistic physics
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rationalism ⓘ substance dualism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Cartesian philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1644 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Discours de la méthode
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surface form:
Discourse on the Method
Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ |
| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| translationLanguage | French ⓘ |
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Principles of Philosophy (Descartes)
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Principia Philosophiae