Cartesian Empiricisms by Mihnea Dobre & Tammy Nyden

Author:Mihnea Dobre & Tammy Nyden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht

7.2 Experience in the Physica Generalis

7.2.1 Descartes’ Criticism of Regius’ Fundamenta physices: A Question of Method

In 1645, Descartes had already explained to Regius why he disagreed with the text the Utrecht professor intended to publish as the Fundamenta physices. According to Descartes, Regius only gives probable reasons, and not certain explanations.73 Moreover, Regius modifies the order of reasons and abbreviates the argumentation, therefore rending it only probable: …you do not add anything from you there, apart from the order and the brevity, two things which, if I am not mistaken, will be blamed by all people of good sense; indeed I have seen no one thus far who would disapprove the order I adopted and who would not blame me for an excessive brevity rather than for prolixity.74

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