Principles of Philosophy is a book by Ren Descartes. In essence it is a synthesis of the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy It was written in Latin, published in 1644 and dedicated to Elisabeth of Bohemia, with whom Descartes had a longstanding friendship. A French version (Les Principes de la Philosophie) followed in 1647. It set forth the principles of naturethe Laws of Physicsas Descartes viewed them. Most notably, it set forth the principle that in the absence of external forces, an objects motion will be uniform and in a straight line. Newton borrowed this principle from Descartes and included it in his own Principia to this day, it is still generally referred to as Newtons First Law of Motion. The book was primarily intended to replace the Aristotelian curriculum then used in French and British Universities. The work provides a systematic statement of his metaphysics and natural philosophy, and represents the first truly comprehensive, mechanistic account of the universe.

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