Cartesian rationalism / Zbigniew Drozdowicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drozdowicz, Zbigniew, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Warsaw studies in philosophy and social sciences ; Volume 3.

Warsaw studies in philosophy and social sciences, 2196-0143 ; Volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Descartes, René, 1596-1650.

Descartes, René.

Rationalism.

Physical Description:

152 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

1 [edition].

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang Edition, [2015]

Summary:

Descartes gave the human intellect the central role in rationalism, his system therefore is a variant of intellectual rationalism. Other forms of rationalism had emerged in scholastic philosophy and the ancient philosophies of Plato and Aristotle. While Descartes had reservations with respect to all of them, he still adopted some of their elements: not even such a self-directed and critical philosopher as Descartes could have proceeded on the difficult journey towards truth without any baggage of tradition whatsoever. Those who treated this baggage as a useless burden and have attempted to pursue truth without carrying it, have only discovered things which had long been known. Book jacket.

Contents:

Cartesian life-rationality

Cartesian method and methodology

Cartesian episteme and epistemology

Cartesian ontic, ontology, and metaphysics

Cartesian physics, physiology, and psychology

Cartesian meditations one more time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9783631661185

3631661185

OCLC:

909538807

Publisher Number:

99963814721