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After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat

After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withheld Le Monde. The instrument is that suppression, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat. In the causal graph this event strengthens Political Polarization, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

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After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withheld Le Monde. The instrument is that suppression, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat. René Descartes's documented role is: He chose not to publish the world-system treatise after Galileo's abjuration. He did not sit the Holy Office. High confidence on the withholding.

Context

Galileo is the named condemned neighbour. Sharing that 1633 weather without making Descartes the prisoner is required. Discourse 1637 is the later cautious public. The setting of After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat is the public file around 1633-01-01. Driver political-polarization is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Galileo's dossier remains the trial file. Mixed effects of After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat are separate paths.

Why it matters

Worsening path from After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat on 1633-01-01. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • René Descartes

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.44 · verified

    He chose not to publish the world-system treatise after Galileo's abjuration. He did not sit the Holy Office. High confidence on the withholding.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactAfter Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat
    2. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
    3. weakensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 1 January 1633 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Political Polarization

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Descartes's works, Le Monde neighbourhoodStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — GalileoStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Descartes's works, Le Monde neighbourhood at https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works/ (opens in a new tab) (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Independent locator: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Galileo, 1633 as the neighbouring condemnation at https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/galileo/ (opens in a new tab) (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Official carrier: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Descartes's works, Le Monde neighbourhood (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works/ (opens in a new tab); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Independent carrier: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Galileo, 1633 as the neighbouring condemnation (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/galileo/ (opens in a new tab); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).

Established: a sourced public record of After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat under 1633-01-01 for René Descartes. Established: a sourced public record of After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat under 1633-01-01.

Shared responsibility is part of After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat. Naming René Descartes does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1633-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorRené Descartes
  2. contributed toFactAfter Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat
  3. strengthensDriverPolitical Polarization
  4. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). After Galileo's 1633 condemnation Descartes withholds Le Monde; the suppression is a speech-constraint, not a 1633 Roman trial he sat. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/des-le-monde-suppressed

https://factrail.ai/facts/des-le-monde-suppressed

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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