Cartesian Rationalism

Zbigniew Drozdowicz

ISBN 10: 3631661185 / ISBN 13: 9783631661185

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2015, 2015

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Neuware -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. 154 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cartesian Rationalism
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631661185
• ISBN 13: 9783631661185
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Zbigniew Drozdowicz is Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Head of the Chair of Religious and Comparative Studies.