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Utrecht Condemnation

France · Humanities / Philosophy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Rene Descartes17 March 1642

Utrecht · Humanities / Philosophy

The Utrecht authorities restrict public teaching of Cartesian philosophy amid theological controversy.

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Rene Descartes

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