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Descartes argued God could alter mathematical truths but not laws of nature.

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Is it true that Descartes argued God could alter mathematical truths but not laws of nature?

Yes. Descartes maintained that God freely created the eternal truths (such as mathematics) and could have made them otherwise, whereas the laws of nature are grounded in God's immutable nature and steadfast will.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Descartes on the Creation of the Eternal Truths
2017
Paper establishes that Descartes argued God creates and can alter the eternal truths, including mathematics.
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Macbeth, D. (2017). Descartes on the Creation of the Eternal Truths. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.11590/ABHPS.2017.1.01

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God, Laws, and the Order of Nature
2013
Paper discusses how Descartes held that the laws of nature follow from God's immutability rather than being arbitrarily alterable by divine will in the same manner.
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Garber, D. (2013). God, Laws, and the Order of Nature. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199934409.003.0003

L'immutabilité divine comme fondement des lois de la nature chez Descartes et les éléments de la critique leibnizienne / Divine immutability as the foundation of nature laws in Descartes and the arguments involved in Leibniz's criticism
2001
Paper connects Descartes's creation of eternal truths with his later physics concerning the immutability-grounded laws of nature.
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Devillairs, L. (2001). L'immutabilité divine comme fondement des lois de la nature chez Descartes et les éléments de la critique leibnizienne / Divine immutability as the foundation of nature laws in Descartes and the arguments involved in Leibniz's criticism. peer-reviewed literature. https://doi.org/10.3406/rhs.2001.2126

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