The Good Cartesian: Louis de La Forge and the rise of a philosophical paradigm

"A biographical and philosophical study of Louis de La Forge (1632-1666) and his contributions to the fortunes of Cartesianism in the seventeenth century. La Forge was instrumental in making Descartes' philosophy the dominant philosophical paradigm of the period. He contributed illustratio...

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Main Author: Nadler, Steven M. 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2024]
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Summary:"A biographical and philosophical study of Louis de La Forge (1632-1666) and his contributions to the fortunes of Cartesianism in the seventeenth century. La Forge was instrumental in making Descartes' philosophy the dominant philosophical paradigm of the period. He contributed illustrations and a commentary to the 1664 edition of Descartes' Traité de l'homme; and then, in 1666, he published his own account of the human mind and its relation to the body on Cartesian principles, the Traité de l'esprit de l'homme. La Forge's most innovative and influential philosophical contribution consists in his doctrine of occasionalism, which accords God a substantial, if not unique, causal role in the world."
Physical Description:x, 330 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9780197671719

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