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Part of the book series: International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées (ARCH, volume 181)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Descartes, Newton, and the Absolute/Relational Spacetime Debate
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Front Matter
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Constructing a Cartesian Spacetime
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Front Matter
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
About this book
This book explores, consequently, the success of the arguments against Descartes' theory of space and motion by determining if it is possible to formulate a version that can eliminate its alleged problems. In essence, this book comprises the first sustained attempt to construct a consistent `Cartesian' spacetime theory: that is, a theory of space and time that consistently incorporates Descartes' various physical and metaphysical concepts.
Intended for students in the history of philosophy and science, this study reveals the sophisticated insights, and often quite successful elements, in Descartes' unjustly neglected relational theory of space and motion.
Authors and Affiliations
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Winona State University, Winona, USA
Edward Slowik
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cartesian Spacetime
Book Subtitle: Descartes’ Physics and the Relational Theory of Space and Motion
Authors: Edward Slowik
Series Title: International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0975-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0265-6Published: 28 February 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5931-4Published: 06 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0975-0Published: 14 March 2013
Series ISSN: 0066-6610
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0307
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 252
Topics: Modern Philosophy, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Metaphysics, Applications of Mathematics