A voyage to the world of Cartesius written originally in French, and now translated into English.

The INDEX.

PART I.

• THE different Relations given of the World of Cartesius. Page 1
• The Conversation of the Author with an old Cartesian, and the occasion of his Voyage to the World of Cartesius. 5
• Cartesius his Design of finding out the Secret of the Soul and Body's Vnion, as also that of separating and reuniting them when he pleas'd. 9
• Cartesius his Progress in the Study and Knowledge of Man. 10
• The Mystery of the union and separation of the Soul and Body, found out by Cartesius. 16
• The use of the Mystery. 19
• That Cartesius is not dead. 25
• The Secret of the union and separation of the Body and Soul known long before Cartesius. 30
• Cartesius retires into the indefinite Spaces, and makes preparation for the building of a World there like this of ours. 31
• The Author is invited by the old Cartesian and the Spirit of Father Mersennus to come to the building of Cartesius his World. 37
• The Author's discourse with the Soul of Father Mer∣sennus. 39
• An Explication of the manner of the Apparition of Spirits. 42
• The adventure of a little Moor-Page to Regius Phy∣sitian of Utrecht, formerly a Friend, but after∣wards an Enemy of Cartesius. 45
• ...

• The Author's Soul is separated from his Body, by the secret of Cartesius. 51
• How according to the Principles of Cartesius all Bo∣dily Operations may be perform'd as well in the ab∣sence as presence of the Soul. 53

PART II.

• THE setting out of the Author with the old Car∣tesian and Father Mersennus, for the World of Cartesius. 56
• What the Air is, and of what parts it is compos'd. 57
• Wherein consists the fluidity of liquid Bodies. ibid.
• Motion naturally and of it self is perpetual. 61
• The falsity of Cartesius's Axiom, that there is ever an equal quantity of Motion in the World, taking the word Motion according to Cartesius's definition. 62
• The way that Spirits converse with one another. 67
• The Travellers meet upon their Road Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and upon what occasion. 68
• Their discourse with those Philosophers, with some nota∣ble Particulars of their History. 71
• Aristotle refutes Cartesius his Method and Medi∣tations. 79
• The old Cartesian and Father Mersennus railly upon the Sphere of Fire that Aristotle imagin'd. 86
• The Contradictions of Cartesius. 89
• His Disciples have indeavour'd to smother one of them in the French Translation of his Works. 90
• A Suit commenc'd formerly against the Cartesians, relating to the Sphere of Fire. 94
• A description of the Globe of the Moon. 97
• Cyrano de Bergerac banter'd by Socrates his fami∣liar Spirit in the Globe of the Moon. 98
• The inequalities observ'd in the Moon are partly Seas

• and partly Lands, shar'd among the most famous Mathematicians and Philosophers, as they are to be seen in the Maps of that Country ibid.
• The Traveller's descent into Gassendus, and from thence to Mersennus 99
• They Traverse the Hemisphere of the Moon that is opposite to our Earth 100
• They are deny'd Admission at Plato, and why 101
• They arrive at Aristotle, which they find strictly g••••rded, as a Town under Apprehensions of a Siege 102
• The Author finds there, and knows again, his Re∣gent in Philosophy, an old Profess••r of the Vniversity of Paris 103
• A Description of the Lyceum of the Moon 105
• The old Cartesian likewise remembers Voetius, the greatest Enemy Cartesius had in Holland 108
• Some particulars of the Life of Cartesius, and his Adventures whilst he staid in Holland 109
• The Character of Voetius 112
• The Travellers Negotiation with Voetius for the re-union of the Peripateticks and Cartesians 119
• A Project of Accommodation presented the Travel∣lers by Voetius 122
• They continue their Voyage with two Peripate∣tick-Souls, that Voetius had deputed to accompany them to the World of Cartesius ibid.
• In their Way they light upon the Souls of Hermo∣timus and Ainia, a Roman Pretor, and Duns Scotus 123, &c.
• The Dispute of the Peripatetick Souls with Father Mersennus and the old Cartesian, concerning abso∣lute Accidents, 127
• Cartesius his Explication of the Mystery of the Eu∣charist, not Catholick 130
• They meet with Cardan in the Globe of the Moon,

• in the Peninsula of Dreams; the reason of his Me∣lancholy 132
• The Travellers return to Mersennus 133
• Their reading the Project of Accommodation given them by Voetius, containing a Confutation of a great part of the Cartesian Philosophy 134
• Cartesius's Demonstrations of the Existence of a God, refuted by a Mandarin of China 158
• The Arrival of the Voyagers to the World of Cartesius 172

PART III.

• CArtesius his Reception of the Travellers 174
• The Discourse of the Author with Cartesius concerning the present State and Condition of the Car∣tesian Philosophy in our World 174, &c.
• Cartesius his Thoughts of that famous Experiment of the Gravity of the Air, said to be M. Paschal's whereof Cartesius pretends to be the Author 181
• His Sentiments formerly of the Book of Conick Se∣ctions, said to be wrote by M. Paschal at sixteen Years of Age 182
• The Extravagant Praises of M. Paschal's Panegy∣rists, and of the Preface to the Book concerning the equilibration of Liquors 185
• Cartesius his Projects for propagating his Philoso∣phy, whilst he was in our World 190
• How he designed to get the Iesuits on his Side, and then the Fathers of the Oratory and M. Arnauld ibid.
• Decrees of the Congregation of the Oratory against Cartesianism and Jansenism 193
• The great Contest betwixt Malbranche Father of the Oratory and M. Arnauld. The Character of the former 196
• ...

• ... M. Arnanld compar'd with Admiral de Chatil∣lon. 201
• Cartesius builds his World before the Travellers, and as he builds it explains to them the chiefest Points of his System 207
• The Confusion of Aristotle's Embassadors 221
• The Return of the Travellers, and Arrival to our World 238
• In what Condition the Author's Soul found his Bo∣dy; she is seated in quality of a Cartesian Soul, upon the Pineal Gland of his Brain 239

PART IV.

• THE Zeal of the Author, converted to Cartesia∣nism, to promote the Sect, and which he ex∣presses in a Letter he wrote to Cartesius after his Re∣turn 242
• He is much perplexed by the Ingenious Peripate∣ticks 243
• The Ordinary Arguments against Cartesius his System propos'd and refuted 244
• The Author sometimes sides with Cartesius, to re∣fute him more easily 246
• Motion of Matter seems not impossible in the Car∣tesian System 248
• A new Method of proving it possible 250
• Other Difficulties drawn from Cartesius his own Principles, proposed by the Peripateticks to the Au∣thor, whose solution he desires of Cartesius 259
• The first Argument: That by the Principles of Car∣tesius, the Sun and Stars may be prov'd opaque Bo∣dies, as are the Planets of the Earth 260
• Argument 2. That by Cartesius his Principles we could not see the Stars nor the Sun it self 265
• ...

• Argument 3. That Cartesius his Principles suppos∣ed, it is impossible for the Earth to have a particular Vortex in the great Vortex of the Sun 276
• The Consequence of the preceeding Demonstration in Astronomy and Physicks. The Moon could no lon∣ger turn about the Earth; nor the Satellites of Jupi∣ter about him 287
• Heavy Bodies would not descend to the Centre of the Earth, but would fall towards the Sun ibid.
• There would be no flux or reflux of the Sea 289
• The General Principle of all the Physical Effects of the lower World quite over-turned 291
• Cartesius his Inconstancy concerning the Properties of his Elements 293
• The Physical Arguments that are weak against Co∣pernicus, touching the Motion of the Earth, are strong against the Cartesians 294
• Propositions of very great importance in Physicks, advanced without Proof, and supposed against all Reason by Cartesius 296
• The Author importunes Cartesius to send him the Solution of all these Difficulties 297

The END.