Problems Of Cartesianism

Author : Thomas M. Lennon,John M. Nicholas,John Whitney Davis
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0773510001

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Problems of Cartesianism by Thomas M. Lennon,John M. Nicholas,John Whitney Davis Pdf

The typical Cartesian collection contains papers which treat the problems arising out of Descartes's philosophy as though they and it appeared for the first time in a recent journal. The approach of this collection is quite different. The eight contributors concentrate on problems faced by Cartesianism which are of historical significance. Without denigrating the importance of the technique of exploiting the texts in a manner that appeals to contemporary philosophical interests, the contributors show how Cartesianism was shaped over time by the criticism it received. This criticism took place in many areas - politics, theology, natural science, and metaphysics - and its scope is reflected in this collection of papers. The efforts of advocates of Cartesianism to produce a biography of Descartes, and the political difficulties they faced, are no less a part of the problems of Cartesianism than are the difficulties alleged against the Cartesian ontology of thought and extension in accounting for transubstatiation. Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century theories of the formation of the earth, for example, were historically part of the same set of problems as the difficulties in Bible criticism. These significant issues and many others are discussed in this volume.

Author : R. A. Watson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401575577

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The Downfall of Cartesianism 1673–1712 by R. A. Watson Pdf

Phenomenalism, idealism, spiritualism, and other contemporary philo sophical movements originating in the reflective experience of the cogito witness to the immense influence of Descartes. However, Carte sianism as a complete metaphysical system in the image of that of the master collapsed early in the 18th century. A small school of brilliant Cartesians, almost all expert in the new mechanistic science, flashed like meteors upon the intellectual world of late 17th century France to win well-deserved recognition for Cartesianism. They were accompanied by a scintillating comet, Ma1ebranche, the deviant Cartesian, now remembered as the orthodox Cartesians are not. However, all these bright lights faded upon the philosophical horizon, almost as soon as they appeared. The metaphysical dualism of Des cartes was, as such, neither to be preserved nor reconstructed. There are many reasons why the Cartesian system did not survive the victory over Scholasticism which Descartes, Malebranche, and the others had won. Newtonian physics very soon replaced Cartesian physics. The practical interest and success of the new science which the Cartesians themselves had nurtured drew men down from the lofty realms of metaphysics. On the popular front, Cartesianism was attacked and ridiculed for the view that animals are unthinking machines. In the schools of Paris and elsewhere, there was the general but severe opposition of pedants, which is perhaps of more historical than philosophical interest.

Author : Tad M. Schmaltz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139434256

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Radical Cartesianism by Tad M. Schmaltz Pdf

This is a book-length study of two of Descartes's most innovative successors, Robert Desgabets and Pierre-Sylvain Regis, and of their highly original contributions to Cartesianism. The focus of the book is an analysis of radical doctrines in the work of these thinkers that derive from arguments in Descartes: on the creation of eternal truths, on the intentionality of ideas, and on the soul-body union. As well as relating their work to that of fellow Cartesians such as Malebranche and Arnauld, the book also establishes the important though neglected role played by Desgabets and Regis in the theologically and politically charged reception of Descartes in early modern France. This is a major contribution to the history of Cartesianism that will be of special interest to historians of early modern philosophy and historians of ideas.

Author : Richard A. Watson
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872204065

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The Breakdown of Cartesian Metaphysics by Richard A. Watson Pdf

Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. Far more radical in its conclusions than his 1966 study The Downfall of Cartesianism (a slightly revised version of which forms the main body of the current work), Watson argues that Descartes's ontology is incoherent and vacuous, his epistemology deceptive, and his theology unorthodox--indeed, that Descartes knows nothing.

Author : Mihnea Dobre
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 6066970410

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Descartes and Early French Cartesianism by Mihnea Dobre Pdf

Author : Stephen Gaukroger,Catherine Wilson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191085185

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Descartes and Cartesianism by Stephen Gaukroger,Catherine Wilson Pdf

This volume is a collection of original essays dealing with Cartesian themes and problems, especially as these arise in connection with Cartesian natural science and the theory of perception, agency, mentality, divinity, and the passions. It focuses in particular on Desmond Clarke's important contributions to these aspects of Descartes's writings. Stephen Gaukroger and Catherine Wilson split the volume into four distinct parts; Cartesian Science, Mind and Perception, Actions and Passions, and Cartesian Woman. The contributors are internationally known and respected scholars of 17th century philosophy writing on a number of their favourite Cartesian topics.

Author : Tad M. Schmaltz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134349128

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Receptions of Descartes by Tad M. Schmaltz Pdf

Receptions of Descartes is a collection of work by an international group of authors that focuses on the various ways in which Descartes was interpreted, defended and criticized in early modern Europe. The book is divided into five sections, the first four of which focus on Descartes' reception in specific French, Dutch, Italian and English contexts and the last of which concerns the reception of Descartes among female philosophers.

Author : Thomas Lennon
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047402657

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Cartesian Views by Thomas Lennon Pdf

A dozen papers by internationally known scholars explore questions largely unthinkable without Richard Watson’s classic Downfall of Cartesianism: Descartes in Holland, Descartes and Simon Foucher, and issues raised by Descartes for philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, translation and toleration.

Author : Nathan Smith,Jason Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781443802505

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Descartes and Cartesianism by Nathan Smith,Jason Taylor Pdf

Descartes is well known for his decisive and spectacular break with the philosophical tradition. Indeed, on account of that break, he is frequently reputed to be the “father of modern philosophy.” This reputation, in an important sense, seems deserved. The present collection, however, attempts to reevaluate the currency of this common opinion by attending to the impact of “Cartesianism” on philosophy from its immediate epicenter in 17th century science and metaphysics up to its continuing consequences today. In a larger sense, the volume aims to contribute to efforts underway in contemporary scholarship to arrive at a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of Descartes’ philosophical achievement as such. Accordingly, the essays in Part I address the character of Descartes’ originality with respect to the foundations, method and trajectory of his philosophical project, while those in Part II focus more exclusively on the lasting challenges which issue from that originality. The range and variety of approaches assembled in the collection are intended to reflect the complexity of Descartes’ own thought. The result is a volume which will be of interest to students of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and the history of philosophy as well as contemporary phenomenology, philosophy of mind and philosophy of language.

Author : Raphaële Garrod,Alexander Marr
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004437623

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Descartes and the Ingenium by Raphaële Garrod,Alexander Marr Pdf

A historically-informed account of the lasting importance of embodied thought in the intellectual trajectory of René Descartes, still remembered today as the founding father of dualism.

Author : Stephen Gaukroger,Catherine Wilson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191085192

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Descartes and Cartesianism by Stephen Gaukroger,Catherine Wilson Pdf

This volume is a collection of original essays dealing with Cartesian themes and problems, especially as these arise in connection with Cartesian natural science and the theory of perception, agency, mentality, divinity, and the passions. It focuses in particular on Desmond Clarke's important contributions to these aspects of Descartes's writings. Stephen Gaukroger and Catherine Wilson split the volume into four distinct parts; Cartesian Science, Mind and Perception, Actions and Passions, and Cartesian Woman. The contributors are internationally known and respected scholars of 17th century philosophy writing on a number of their favourite Cartesian topics.

Author : Steven Nadler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 843 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : Philosophy, French
ISBN : 9780198796909

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The Oxford Handbook of Descartes and Cartesianism by Steven Nadler Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Descartes and Cartesianism comprises fifty specially written chapters on Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and Cartesianism, the dominant paradigm for philosophy and science in the seventeenth century, written by an international group of leading scholars of early modern philosophy. The first part focuses on the various aspects of Descartes's biography (including his background, intellectual contexts, writings, and correspondence) and philosophy, with chapters on his epistemology, method, metaphysics, physics, mathematics, moral philosophy, political thought, medical thought, and aesthetics. The chapters of the second part are devoted to the defense, development and modification of Descartes's ideas by later generations of Cartesian philosophers in France, the Netherlands, Italy, and elsewhere. The third and final part considers the opposition to Cartesian philosophy by other philosophers, as well as by civil, ecclesiastic, and academic authorities. This handbook provides an extensive overview of Cartesianism - its doctrines, its legacies and its fortunes - in the period based on the latest research.

Author : Philippe Hamou,Martine Pécharman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198815037

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Locke and Cartesian Philosophy by Philippe Hamou,Martine Pécharman Pdf

Twelve original essays by an international team of scholars investigate the relation of John Locke's thought to Descartes and Cartesianism. They explore not only these philosophers' theories of knowledge, but also their views on natural philosophy, metaphysics, and religion.

Author : Steven Nadler,Tad M. Schmaltz,Delphine Antoine-Mahut
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192517203

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The Oxford Handbook of Descartes and Cartesianism by Steven Nadler,Tad M. Schmaltz,Delphine Antoine-Mahut Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Descartes and Cartesianism comprises fifty specially written chapters on René Descartes (1596-1650) and Cartesianism, the dominant paradigm for philosophy and science in the seventeenth century, written by an international group of leading scholars of early modern philosophy. The first part focuses on the various aspects of Descartes's biography (including his background, intellectual contexts, writings, and correspondence) and philosophy, with chapters on his epistemology, method, metaphysics, physics, mathematics, moral philosophy, political thought, medical thought, and aesthetics. The chapters of the second part are devoted to the defense, development and modification of Descartes's ideas by later generations of Cartesian philosophers in France, the Netherlands, Italy, and elsewhere. The third and final part considers the opposition to Cartesian philosophy by other philosophers, as well as by civil, ecclesiastic, and academic authorities. This handbook provides an extensive overview of Cartesianism - its doctrines, its legacies and its fortunes - in the period based on the latest research.

Author : Steven Nadler
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780271039664

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Causation in Early Modern Philosophy by Steven Nadler Pdf