Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis Quote

[The mathematical character of Descartes' physics lies in its methodological nature, namely, the] axiomatic structure of the whole system, in the establishment of indubitable foundations and the deduction of the phenomena.

p. 414; as cited in: Marleen Rozemond (2009), Descartes's Dualism. p. 235 - The mechanization of the world picture, 1961