Radical Cartesianism : the French reception of Descartes / Tad M. Schmaltz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmaltz, Tad M., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Descartes, René, 1596-1650.

Descartes, René.

Philosophy, French.

Desgabets, Robert.

Regis, Pierre-Sylvain.

Local Subjects:

Desgabets, Robert.

Regis, Pierre-Sylvain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 288 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Contents:

Introduction: radical Cartesianism in context

Robert Desgabets. Desgabets's Considérations, Arnauld, and Cartesianism

Three radical doctrines. The creation doctrine: indefectible material substance and God ; The intentionality doctrine: ideas and extra-mental objects ; The union doctrine: temporal human thought and motion

Pierre-Sylvain Regis. Huet's Censura, Malebranche, and platonism

Conclusion: 'a forgotten branch of Cartesianism'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.

ISBN:

0521811341

OCLC:

49421710

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