Memorable error of Descartes: Leibniz Criticism of the Cartesian mechanics

This article aims to show a condensed overcoming the Cartesian thesis by GW Leibniz. Pre-established harmony - with the aim of providing a panorama, the origin of the Leibniz-Descartes about mechanics, it has its basis in contrast ocasionalism tension occurs. To accomplish this task, an approach to...

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Author: Beltrán Ulate, Esteban Josué
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/22633
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/22633
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Fuerza
Mecánica
Dinámica
Movimiento
Leibniz
Descartes
Strength
Mechanics
Dynamics
Motion
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Summary:This article aims to show a condensed overcoming the Cartesian thesis by GW Leibniz. Pre-established harmony - with the aim of providing a panorama, the origin of the Leibniz-Descartes about mechanics, it has its basis in contrast ocasionalism tension occurs. To accomplish this task, an approach to Leibniz's conception regarding the memorable mistake of Descartes is provided, then proceeds to the refutation of perpetual mechanical movement, according to the elucidation of the main confutations is finalizes specifying notion of dynamics and strength.