Cartesianism
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Let us say that at least at its foundations, Brazilian soccer did not obey Anglo-Saxon pragmatism nor any form of Cartesianism.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2014
Cartesianism, by making an unambiguous divide between the material and the immaterial, left it unclear how angels and demons might be present in the world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
To Cartesians, Newton’s theory of gravity made no sense; but in England, where Cartesianism had never been adopted without reservations, and where arguments from design were widely accepted, resistance to the theory was much weaker.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Cartesianism was not less likely than its opposites to lead to philosophical scepticism, but in the main its professors, taking their master's conduct for model, remained orthodox.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
But when this happened, Cartesianism was no longer either interesting or dangerous; its theories, taught as ascertained and verified truths, were as worthless as the systematic verbiage which preceded them.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
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