Descartes on Innate Ideas (Hardcover)

Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2009

1847061907 / 9781847061904

Series: Book 9 of 27 - Continuum Studies in Philosophy

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Hardcover. The concept of innateness is central to Descartes' epistemology; the Meditations display a new, non-Aristotelian method of acquiring knowledge by attending properly to our innate ideas. Yet understanding Descartes's conception of innate ideas is not an easy task and some commentators have concluded that Descartes held several distinct and unrelated conceptions of innateness. In Descartes on Innate Ideas, however, Deborah Boyle argues that Descartes's remarks on innate ideas in fact form a unified account. Addressing the further question of how Descartes thinks innate ideas are known, the author shows that for Descartes, thinkers have implicit knowledge of their innate ideas. Thus she shows that the actual perception of these innate ideas is, for Descartes, a matter of making them explicit, turning the intellect away from sense-perceptions and towards pure thought. The author also provides a new interpretation of the Cartesian natural light', an important mental faculty in Descartes' epistemology. The concept of innateness is central to Descartes' epistemology; the Meditations display a new, non-Aristotelian method of acquiring knowledge by attending properly to our innate ideas. This book argues that Descartes' remarks on innate ideas in fact form a unified account. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
Descartes on Innate Ideas (Hardcover)
Author
Dr Deborah A. Boyle
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Publication year
2009
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new
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
1847061907
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9781847061904
Series
Book 9 of 27: Continuum Studies in Philosophy

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