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1 online resource (247 pages) |
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Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie ; Bd. 58 |
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Quellen und Studien zur Philosophie ; Bd. 58.
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INTRODUCTION -- I: DESCARTES� THEORY OF JUDGEMENT -- Introduction -- 1. Entertaining and Judging -- 2. Kinds of Thoughts: Ideas, Affections, and Judgements -- 3. Ideas: Picture-Like Thoughts and Propositions -- 4. Facultas Cognoscendi and Facultas Eligendi -- 5. Descartes� Ethics of Belief. -- 6. Attention Voluntarism and Scepticism -- II: TWO CONCEPTS OF FREEDOM -- Introduction -- 1. Fourth Meditation: The Latin and The French Texts -- 2. Power of Choice and Spontaneous Assent -- 3 Arguments for Doxastic Voluntarism |
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4. Arguments for Attention Voluntarism5. Freedom Before, and Freedom During the Action -- 6. The Concept of Attention -- 7. Scepticism and Free Will -- III: SELF-DECEPTION AS A MENTAL STATE -- Introduction -- 1. Dogmatic Self-Deception: The Regulae -- 2. Sceptical Self-Deception: The First Meditation -- 3. Imposition, Suspension of Judgement, and Freedom -- 4. The Meaning of Imponere in The First Meditation -- 5. Freedom, Scepticism and Early Modern Philosophy -- 5.1 Montaigne -- 5.2 Charron -- 5.3 Gassendi -- IV: FREEDOM, AUTONOMY, AND SCEPTICISM |
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Introduction1. Lack of Autonomy through Manipulation -- 2. Minimal Autonomy -- 3. Cogito and Autonomy -- 4. Autonomy and Epistemic Responsibility -- 5. Scepticism and Character Traits -- V: THE SCIENCE OF GOOD LIVING -- Introduction -- 1. Interpretations of Descartes� Moral Theory -- 2.1 The Biographical Accident Thesis -- 2.2 The Lack of Sincerity Thesis -- 2.3 The Lack of Originality Thesis -- 2.4 The Identity of �Provisional� and �Definitive� Morals Thesis -- 2. Deontological Approaches to Descartes� Moral Theory |
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3. Moral Certainty and Metaphysical Certainty4. Scepticism and Everyday Life -- 5. The Moral Way of Knowing and the Science of Good Living -- VI: DESCARTES ON VIRTUE ETHICS -- Introduction -- 1. Descartes� Moral Theory and Virtue Ethics -- 2. The Moral Maxims -- 3. The First Maxim: Moral Paragons -- 4. The Second Maxim: The Virtue of Resolution -- 5. The Third Maxim: The Virtue of Prudence -- 6. The Fourth Maxim: The Examined Life -- 7. The Quest for Truth and The Highest Good -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX NOMINUM |
| Summary |
Descartes' Skeptizismus, dem in der Regel nur eine epistemische Bedeutung zugesprochen wird, erweist sich in der Lesart Araujos als relevant für eine grundlegende moralische Frage: die nach der menschlichen Autonomie überhaupt |
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Revised thesis (doctoral) - Universität Konstanz, 2002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-234) and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650 fast |
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Descartes, René 1596-1650 gnd |
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Descartes, René. swd |
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Ethics, Modern -- 17th century.
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Skepticism.
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Knowledge, Theory of.
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Autonomy (Philosophy)
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Ethics, Modern.
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epistemology.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Knowledge, Theory of
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Autonomy (Philosophy)
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Ethics, Modern
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Skepticism
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Erkenntnistheorie
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Ethik
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Kennistheorie.
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Ethische aspecten.
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França.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110910957 |
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3110910950 |
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