Descartes' Principles of Philosophy

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gptkbp:author	gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkbp:countryOfPublication	gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:dedicatedTo	gptkb:Princess_Elisabeth_of_Bohemia
gptkbp:explains	gptkb:Cartesian_laws_of_motion gptkb:vortex_theory_of_planetary_motion gptkb:Cartesian_cosmology gptkb:Cartesian_metaphysics gptkb:Cartesian_physics mind-body dualism existence of God nature of the soul mechanical philosophy method of doubt nature of matter structure of the universe nature of light relationship between mind and body conservation of motion laws of nature as divine decrees motion and rest nature of space and extension role of God in the physical world
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Passions_of_the_Soul
gptkbp:genre	gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Descartes' Principles of Philosophy
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Baruch_Spinoza gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Aristotle gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:languageOfWork	gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:notableIdea	clear and distinct perceptions methodic doubt dualism laws of nature mechanistic philosophy
gptkbp:originalTitle	gptkb:Principia_Philosophiae
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:The_Principles_of_Human_Knowledge gptkb:The_Principles_of_Material_Things
gptkbp:part3Title	gptkb:The_Visible_World
gptkbp:part4Title	gptkb:The_Earth
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Meditations_on_First_Philosophy
gptkbp:publicationYear	1644
gptkbp:publishedBy	gptkb:Elzevir
gptkbp:structure	four parts
gptkbp:subject	metaphysics natural philosophy physics
gptkbp:translatedInto	gptkb:French_translation_by_Claude_Picot_(1647)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Natural_philosophy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5