 First edition title page, Published in 1663. | |
| Author | Benedictus de Spinoza |
|---|---|
| Language | Latin |
Principia philosophiae cartesianae (PPC; "The Principles of Cartesian Philosophy") or Renati Descartes principia philosophiae, more geometrico demonstrata ("The Principles of René Descartes' Philosophy, Demonstrated in Geometrical Order") is a philosophical work of Baruch Spinoza published in Amsterdam in 1663.[1][2] In the preface to this work, Ludovic Meyer explains that it is a reconstruction of René Descartes' Principles of Philosophy in the Euclidean or "geometric" fashion. In the appendix, a series of non-geometric prose passages entitled Metaphysical Thoughts [Cogitata Metaphisica], Spinoza explicates Descartes' views on traditional metaphysical topics (including essence, existence, idea, potential, necessity, contingency, duration, and time) while furtively interpolating some of his own.
- ^ Israel, Jonathan (2007-01-01). "Spinoza as an Expounder, Critic, and 'Reformer' of Descartes". Intellectual History Review. 17 (1): 59–78. doi:10.1080/17496970601140220. ISSN 1749-6977.
- ^ Ven, Jeroen van de (2022). Printing Spinoza : a descriptive bibliography of the works published in the seventeenth century. Leiden. ISBN 978-90-04-46799-6. OCLC 1287752202.
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