Material Falsity And Error In Descartes Meditations

Author : Cecilia Wee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134270934

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Material Falsity and Error in Descartes' Meditations by Cecilia Wee Pdf

Material Falsity and Error in Descartes’s Meditations approaches Descartes’s Meditations as an intellectual journey, wherein Descartes’s views develop and change as he makes new discoveries about self, God and matter. The first book to focus closely on Descartes’s notion of material falsity, it shows how Descartes’s account of material falsity – and correspondingly his account of crucial notions such as truth, falsehood and error – evolves according to the epistemic advances in the Meditations. It also offers important new insights on the crucial role of Descartes’s Third Meditation discussion of material falsity in advancing many subsequent arguments in the Meditations. This book is essential reading for those working on Descartes and early modern philosophy. It presents an independent reading on issues of perennial interest, such as Descartes’s views on error, truth and falsehood. It also makes important contributions to topics that have been the focus of much recent scholarship, such as Descartes’s ethics and his theodicy. Those working on the interface between medieval and modern philosophy will find the discussions on Descartes’s debt to predecessors like Suárez and Augustine invaluable.

Author : David Mills Daniel
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334053514

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Descartes' Meditation on First Philosophy by David Mills Daniel Pdf

Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy was published in 1641, designed for the philosopher and for the theologian. It consists of six meditations, Of the Things that we may doubt, Of the Nature of the Human Mind, Of God: that He exists, Of Truth and Error, Of the Essence of Material Things, Of the Existence of Material Things and of the Real Distinction between the Mind and the Body of Man

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0300067739

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Discourse on the Method by René Descartes Pdf

Descartes' ideas not only changed the course of Western philosophy but also led to or transformed the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, physics and mathematics, political theory and ethics, psychoanalysis, and literature and the arts. This book reprints Descartes' major works, Discourse on Method and Meditations, and presents essays by leading scholars that explore his contributions in each of those fields and place his ideas in the context of his time and our own. There are chapters by David Weissman on metaphysics and psychoanalysis, John Post on epistemology, Lou Massa on physics and mathematics, William T. Bluhm on politics and ethics, and Thomas Pavel on literature and art. These essays are accompanied by others by David Weissman and by Stephen Toulmin that introduce the idea of intellectual lineages, discuss the period in which Descartes wrote, and reexamine the premises of his philosophy in light of contemporary philosophical, political, and social thinking.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : First philosophy
ISBN : 0941736121

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Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

Author : Gary Hatfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317754855

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The Routledge Guidebook to Descartes' Meditations by Gary Hatfield Pdf

Descartes is widely regarded to be the father of modern philosophy and his Meditations is among the most important philosophical texts ever written. The Routledge Guidebook to Descartes’ Meditations introduces the major themes in Descartes’ great book and acts as a companion for reading this key work, examining: The context of Descartes’ work and the background to his writing Each separate part of the text in relation to its goals, meanings and impact The reception the book received when first seen by the world The relevance of Descartes’ work to modern philosophy, it’s legacy and influence With further reading included throughout, this text follows Descartes’ original work closely, making it essential reading for all students of philosophy, and all those wishing to get to grips with this classic work.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603840569

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Meditations, Objections, and Replies by René Descartes Pdf

This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes' replies, in their entirety. The letter serving as a reply to Gassendi--in which several of Descartes' associates present Gassendi's best arguments and Descartes' replies--conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously extended exchange. Roger Ariew's illuminating Introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual environment surrounding its reception.

Author : Cristiano Casalini
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004394414

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Jesuit Philosophy on the Eve of Modernity by Cristiano Casalini Pdf

In Jesuit Philosophy on the Eve of Modernity Cristiano Casalini collects eighteen contributions by renowned specialists to track the existence and distinctiveness of Jesuit philosophy during the first century since the inception of the order.

Author : Karen Detlefsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521111607

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Descartes' Meditations by Karen Detlefsen Pdf

This book provides new insights into understanding Descartes' philosophy of mind, especially the role and significance of the senses and emotions.

Author : Kenneth R. Westphal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317699699

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Realism, Science, and Pragmatism by Kenneth R. Westphal Pdf

This collection of original essays aims to reinvigorate the debate surrounding philosophical realism in relation to philosophy of science, pragmatism, epistemology, and theory of perception. Questions concerning realism are as current and as ancient as philosophy itself; this volume explores relations between different positions designated as ‘realism’ by examining specific cases in point, drawn from a broad range of systematic problems and historical views, from ancient Greek philosophy through the present. The first section examines the context of the project; contributions systematically engage the historical background of philosophical realism, re-examining key works of Aristotle, Descartes, Quine, and others. The following two sections epitomize the central tension within current debates: scientific realism and pragmatism. These contributions address contemporary questions of scientific realism and the reality of the objects of science, and consider whether, how or the extent to which realism and pragmatism are compatible. With an editorial introduction by Kenneth R. Westphal, these fourteen original essays provide wide-ranging, salient insights into the status of realism today.

Author : Stanley Tweyman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781527515062

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Method, Intuition, and Meditation in Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy by Stanley Tweyman Pdf

This book deals with Descartes’ efforts in his Meditations to discover the first principles of human knowledge, that is, what must be known before anything else can be known. In order for these principles to be first principles, they cannot be conclusions obtained through deductive reasoning. Further, Descartes insists that these first principles cannot be known through the senses, but only through intuition or meditation, our only cognitive faculties for grasping self-evident first principles. This book provides Descartes’ reasons for rejecting the senses as the source of these first principles, and offers textual support for the role of intuition and meditation in apprehending the first principles of human knowledge. Although the bulk of the book is largely exegetical in nature, the last chapter proceeds more critically to show the failures of Descartes’ approach.

Author : John Roberts
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781789601497

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The Necessity of Errors by John Roberts Pdf

Truth and error are interdependent; claims to truth can be made only in the light of previous error. In The Necessity of Errors, John Roberts explores how, up to Hegel, emphasis was placed on error as something that dissolves truth and needs to be eradicated. Drawing on the fragmented corpus of writing on error, from Locke to Luxemburg, Adorno to Vaneigem, and covering five key areas from philosophy to political praxis, this wide-ranging account explores how we learn from error, under what conditions, and with what means. Errors, Roberts finds, are productive, but not in any uniform sense or under all circumstances-a theory of errors needs a dialectics of error.

Author : Raffaella De Rosa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199570379

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Descartes and the Puzzle of Sensory Representation by Raffaella De Rosa Pdf

Raffaella De Rosa discusses the theory of sensory perception, especially color perception, offered by René Descartes. She offers a detailed overview of the recent literature on the topic and provides a new reading of Descartes' theory; she also raises questions of great interest in the contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science.

Author : Zed Adams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317401902

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On the Genealogy of Color by Zed Adams Pdf

In On the Genealogy of Color, Zed Adams argues for a historicized approach to conceptual analysis, by exploring the relevance of the history of color science for contemporary philosophical debates about color realism. Adams contends that two prominent positions in these debates, Cartesian anti-realism and Oxford realism, are both predicated on the assumption that the concept of color is ahistorical and unrevisable. Adams takes issue with this premise by offering a philosophical genealogy of the concept of color. This book makes a significant contribution to recent debates on philosophical methodology by demonstrating the efficacy of using the genealogical method to explore philosophical concepts, and will appeal to philosophers of perception, philosophers of mind, and metaphysicians.

Author : Noa Naaman-Zauderer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139493062

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Descartes' Deontological Turn by Noa Naaman-Zauderer Pdf

This book offers a way of approaching the place of the will in Descartes' mature epistemology and ethics. Departing from the widely accepted view, Noa Naaman-Zauderer suggests that Descartes regards the will, rather than the intellect, as the most significant mark of human rationality, both intellectual and practical. Through a close reading of Cartesian texts from the Meditations onward, she brings to light a deontological and non-consequentialist dimension of Descartes' later thinking, which credits the proper use of free will with a constitutive, evaluative role. She shows that the right use of free will, to which Descartes assigns obligatory force, constitutes for him an end in its own right rather than merely a means for attaining any other end, however valuable. Her important study has significant implications for the unity of Descartes' thinking, and for the issue of responsibility, inviting scholars to reassess Descartes' philosophical legacy.

Author : Thomas C. Vinci
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198027300

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Cartesian Truth by Thomas C. Vinci Pdf

Bold and pioneering, this book makes a detailed historical and systematic case that Descartes's theory of knowledge is an elegant and powerful combination of a priori, naturalistic, and dialectical elements meriting serious consideration by both contemporary analytic philosophers and postmodern thinkers. In the course of making this case Thomas Vinci develops a broad reinterpretation of Cartesian thought that unlocks novel solutions to many of the most vexed questions in Cartesian scholarship.