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Principles of Philosophy (Principia philosophiae) was written in Latin by René Descartes. Published in 1644, it was intended to replace Aristotle's philosophy and traditional Scholastic Philosophy then used in Universities.

A French translation, Principes de philosophie, by Claude Picot, under the supervision of Descartes, appeared in 1647 with a letter-preface to Queen Christina of Sweden.

It is divided into four parts:

1. The principles of human knowledge
2. The principles of material things
3. An objective study of the composition of the universe
4. A study of the structure of land.

Descartes dedicated the work to Elisabeth of Bohemia, Princess Palatine later Abbess of Herfod in Germany, who was a lifelong friend.

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