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Descartes Develops Mechanistic Cosmology

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Descartes Develops Mechanistic Cosmology

Descartes, Rene · Philosopher

Descartes worked on an explanation of the physical world grounded in matter and motion. The project rejected appeals to traditional substantial forms in accounts of natural change.

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