
Material Falsity and Error in Descartes' Meditations
Cecilia Wee(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 10. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
182 pages
978-0-415-59155-3 (ISBN)
Description
Material Falsity and Error in Descartes's Meditations approaches Descartes's Meditations as an intellectual journey, wherein Descartes's views develop and change as he makes new discoveries about self, God and matter. The first book to focus closely on Descartes's notion of material falsity, it shows how Descartes's account of material falsity - and correspondingly his account of crucial notions such as truth, falsehood and error - evolves according to the epistemic advances in the Meditations. It also offers important new insights on the crucial role of Descartes's Third Meditation discussion of material falsity in advancing many subsequent arguments in the Meditations.
This book is essential reading for those working on Descartes and early modern philosophy. It presents an independent reading on issues of perennial interest, such as Descartes's views on error, truth and falsehood. It also makes important contributions to topics that have been the focus of much recent scholarship, such as Descartes's ethics and his theodicy. Those working on the interface between medieval and modern philosophy will find the discussions on Descartes's debt to predecessors like Suarez and Augustine invaluable.
This book is essential reading for those working on Descartes and early modern philosophy. It presents an independent reading on issues of perennial interest, such as Descartes's views on error, truth and falsehood. It also makes important contributions to topics that have been the focus of much recent scholarship, such as Descartes's ethics and his theodicy. Those working on the interface between medieval and modern philosophy will find the discussions on Descartes's debt to predecessors like Suarez and Augustine invaluable.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
301 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-59155-3 (9780415591553)
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Content
1. An Introduction to Descartes's Materially False Ideas 2. 'Static' Interpretations of Materially False Ideas - A Survey 3. A 'Dynamic' Interpretation of Materially False Ideas 4. The Metaphysical Status of Material Falsity (and of Error) 5. Falsehood, Error and Ethics 6. Conclusion