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In providing a final verdict on Cartesian spacetime, we should return to the implications of Newton’s argument, the motivating cause behind our lengthy search for a consistent Cartesian theory of space, matter, and motion (and one of the common threads linking the various chapters of the book).
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Slowik, E. (2002). Conclusion. In: Cartesian Spacetime. International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d’Histoire des Idées, vol 181. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0975-0_11
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