Article ID: CBB001221446

Substance and Action in Descartes and Newton (2010)

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Janiak, Andrew (Author)


Monist: An International Quarterly Journal of General Philosophical Inquiry
Volume: 93
Pages: 657--677


Publication Date: 2010
Edition Details: Part of a special issue, “Philosophical History of Science”
Language: English

The article discusses the action and substance in the philosophical ideas of philosophers Rene Descartes and Isaac Newton. Descartes believes that the essence of God exists in extension, but is not essentially extended. Newton argues that canonical Cartesian dualism is burdened with the claim that the mind is nowhere and that dualism is opaque as the mind cannot be present to the body if not extended. However, both agree that the substance of God is omnipresent.

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Authors & Contributors
Schmit, Christophe
Brading, Katherine
Janiak, Andrew
Mathieu Gibier
Stan, Marius
Schliesser, Eric S.
Concepts
Physics
Motion (physical)
Forces
Philosophy of science
Mechanics
Natural philosophy
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
16th century
Places
Paris (France)
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