Descartes was maybe saying that now (at that time) they had more knowledge of the physical world than what the Greeks had, that moderation was no longer needed. They can eat all the ice cream and use "science" to cure the side effects of no longer needing to moderate.
Descartes was maybe saying that now (at that time) they had more knowledge of the physical world than what the Greeks had, that moderation was no longer needed. They can eat all the ice cream and use "science" to cure the side effects of no longer needing to moderate.