Descartes's Physics and Descartes's Mechanics: Chicken and Egg?

In Stephen Voss (ed.), Essays on the philosophy and science of René Descartes. New York: Oxford University Press (1993)
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This chapter discusses various bases of mechanical philosophy generally known as virtual work, virtual speeds, and explanations why some machines can lift heavy loads with small force. This chapter further explains the theory of the five simple machines and the general statistical principle or GSP. Finally this chapter explains how physics grew out of the trunk of mechanics. Finally this chapter explains that theoretical mechanics depends on physics as its nomological foundation which in turn depends on metaphysics. The chapter ends concluding that it has always been normal to include Descartes' laws of nature, as part of the story of the evolution of modern mechanics.

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