God, The Evil Genius And Eternal Truths: The Structure Of The Understanding In The Cartesian Philosophy

Andrews Doull, Floy (1998) God, The Evil Genius And Eternal Truths: The Structure Of The Understanding In The Cartesian Philosophy. Animus, 3. pp. 50-72. ISSN 1209-0689

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Abstract

In order to evaluate the Cartesian Meditations it is absolutely necessary first to understand the work on its own terms, to think Descartes' thoughts with him. This essay takes the argument of the work as the culmination of the history of his thought, as therefore canonical. The author finds there a remarkable coherence, an answer to the chief objections brought against the work, and the elements of a foundation for truth in human understanding. Alternative views of the Meditations are analyzed where appropriate as coming to the argument from standpoints outside the work itself.


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Item Type: Article
URI: http://research.library.mun.ca/id/eprint/257
Item ID: 257
Department(s): Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of > Humanities
Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of > Philosophy
Date: 1 December 1998
Date Type: Publication

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