True believers: the recption of Descartes's meditations by Malebranche and Huet
Both Nicholas Malebranche and Pierre-Daniel Huet were at first positively influenced by Descartes's Meditations, and both came to perceive shortcomings in that work. With respect to mind-body dualism, Malebranche attempted to strengthen Descartes's position by jettisoning clarity and distinctness basing it instead on a principle of intentionality. Huet jettisoned the whole position in favor of skepticism. The source of their different responses lay in their different estimations of Descartes's integrity.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da UFMG
2002
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-512X2002000200007 |
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