01693cam a22003253u 4500 4391 UtSlPG 20260610133125.0 m cr n 260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 B Descartes, René, 1596-1650 Selections from the Principles of Philosophy Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2003 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_of_Philosophy Release date is 2003-08-01 Produced by Steve Harris, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Selections from the Principles of Philosophy" by René Descartes is a philosophical work published in 1644. It synthesizes Descartes' earlier writings to present a comprehensive system of metaphysics and natural philosophy. The work establishes fundamental principles of nature and physics, including the revolutionary concept that objects move uniformly in straight lines without external forces. Intended to replace Aristotelian teachings in universities, it offers the first complete mechanistic explanation of the universe, built upon Descartes' metaphysical foundations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Philosophy Veitch, John, 1829-1894 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4391 46437 46437