Descartes on the Creation of the Eternal Truths
On 15 April 1630, in a letter to Mersenne, Descartes announced that on his view God creates the truths of mathematics. Descartes returned to the theme in subsequent letters and some of his Replies but nowhere is the view systematically developed and defended. It is not clear why Descartes came to es...
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Estonian Association of the History and Philosophy of Science
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum |
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| Online Access: | http://www.bahps.org/01_Macbeth-2017-1-01.pdf |