Descartes... fell back on his original confusion of matter with space-space being, according to him, the only form of substance, and all existing things but affections of space. This error... forms one of the ultimate foundations of the system of Spinoza. (Baruch Spinoza)

Descartes... fell back on his original confusion of matter with space-space being, according to him, the only form of substance, and all existing things but affections of space. This error... forms one of the ultimate foundations of the system of Spinoza.

Baruch Spinoza

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