Descartes and the ingenium : the embodied soul in Cartesianism / edited by Raphaële Garrod with Alexander Marr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garrod, Raphaële, editor.

Marr, Alexander, 1978- editor.

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; 0920-8607 v. 323.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 323

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Descartes, René, 1596-1650.

Descartes, René.

Mind and body.

Physical Description:

xiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"Descartes and the 'Ingenium' tracks the significance of embodied thought (ingenium) in the philosophical trajectory of the founding father of dualism. The first part defines the notion of ingenium in relation to core concepts of Descartes's philosophy, such as memory and enumeration. It focuses on Descartes's uses of this notion in methodical thinking, mathematics, and medicine. The studies in the second part place the Cartesian ingenium within preceding scholastic and humanist pedagogical and natural-philosophical traditions, and highlight its hitherto ignored social and political significance for Descartes himself as a member of the Republic of Letters. By embedding Descartes' notion of ingenium in contemporaneous medical, pedagogical, but also social and literary discourses, this volume outlines the fundamentally anthropological and ethical underpinnings of Descartes's revolutionary epistemology"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Descartes and the ingenium

ISBN:

9789004437616

9004437614

OCLC:

1178895325

Publisher Number:

9789004437616