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Squaring the Circle in Descartes' Meditations: The Strong Validation of Reason [Hardback]

(Saint John's University, Minnesota)
  • Formāts: Hardback, 253 pages, height x width x depth: 235x158x18 mm, weight: 490 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 07-Aug-2014
  • Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1107072069
  • ISBN-13: 9781107072060
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 253 pages, height x width x depth: 235x158x18 mm, weight: 490 g
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  • Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1107072069
  • ISBN-13: 9781107072060
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Descartes' Meditations is one of the most thoroughly analyzed of all philosophical texts. Nevertheless, central issues in Descartes' thought remain unresolved, particularly the problem of the Cartesian Circle. Most attempts to deal with that problem have weakened the force of Descartes' own doubts or weakened the goals he was seeking. In this book, Stephen I. Wagner gives Descartes' doubts their strongest force and shows how he overcomes those doubts, establishing with metaphysical certainty the existence of a non-deceiving God and the truth of his clear and distinct perceptions. Wagner's innovative and thorough reading of the text clarifies a wide range of other issues that have been left unclear by previous commentaries, including the nature of the cogito discovery and the relationship between Descartes' proofs of God's existence. His book will be of great interest to scholars and upper-level students of Descartes, early modern philosophy and theology.

Descartes' Meditations offers some of the most influential ideas in Western thought. By providing a clear, accessible analysis of the text and innovative ways to understand Descartes' ideas, this book defends Descartes' arguments against the classic challenges, and will be of great interest to scholars of Descartes, philosophy, and theology.

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Providing an innovative reading of Descartes' Meditations, this book resolves the classic problem of the Cartesian Circle.
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
1 A proposal for achieving the strong validation of reason
1(37)
1.1 A problem pointing to a solution
3(14)
1.2 The historical background of Descartes' project
17(7)
1.3 Explaining Descartes' silence
24(9)
1.4 Two cautious responses
33(2)
1.5 An interpretive approach
35(3)
2 The experiential method of demonstration
38(10)
2.1 The Meditations as "cognitive exercises"
38(3)
2.2 "Reason" and "experience"
41(3)
2.3 A continuous line of discovery -- three experiences of causal power
44(4)
3 Meditation I -- experiencing the causal power of the imagination
48(27)
3.1 Announcing the goal
49(2)
3.2 The arguments for doubt
51(15)
3.3 The transition to the experiential method of demonstration
66(1)
3.4 Imagining the demon -- doubting previous beliefs
67(8)
4 Meditation II -- experiencing the causal power of the intellect
75(45)
4.1 Announcing the goal
75(3)
4.2 The stage two arguments
78(8)
4.3 The transition to stage three
86(1)
4.4 Investigating the wax -- discovering the essence and existence of the mind
86(16)
4.5 The results of the wax investigation
102(18)
5 Meditation III -- experiencing the causal power of God
120(76)
5.1 Stage one -- raising doubts and announcing the goal
120(15)
5.2 The stage two arguments
135(23)
5.3 The transition to stage three
158(2)
5.4 Proving the existence of God
160(28)
5.5 Resolving a tension -- Descartes' letter to Silhon
188(8)
6 Meditation IV -- eliminating error
196(17)
6.1 Announcing the goals
197(3)
6.2 The stage two arguments
200(4)
6.3 The transition to stage three
204(2)
6.4 The stage three cognitive exercise
206(7)
7 Meditation V -- establishing the structure of science
213(18)
7.1 Announcing the goals
213(2)
7.2 The stage two arguments
215(8)
7.3 The transition to stage three
223(1)
7.4 The stage three cognitive exercise -- completing the validation project
224(7)
8 Conclusion
231(2)
Bibliography 233(5)
Index 238
Stephen I. Wagner is Professor of Philosophy at Saint John's University and the College of St Benedict, Minnesota. He has published articles on Descartes and early modern philosophy in journals, including History of Philosophy Quarterly.