Starting in the 1660s, followers of the philosopher Descartes argued for what has come to be known as "occasionalism." In its most extreme form, occasionalism is the doctrine that God directly causes everything that happens in the world, and no other being is a true cause of any effect. The views of Cartesian occasionalists were once largely dismissed by English-speaking philosophers. But since the 1970s, a growing body of secondary literature has highlighted the historical significance, and philosophical interest, of their views. This study expands on recent scholarship to provide the first…mehr
Starting in the 1660s, followers of the philosopher Descartes argued for what has come to be known as "occasionalism." In its most extreme form, occasionalism is the doctrine that God directly causes everything that happens in the world, and no other being is a true cause of any effect. The views of Cartesian occasionalists were once largely dismissed by English-speaking philosophers. But since the 1970s, a growing body of secondary literature has highlighted the historical significance, and philosophical interest, of their views. This study expands on recent scholarship to provide the first comprehensive account of occasionalism in the seventeenth century.
Andrew Platt is currently an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Stony Brook University. He has previously held visiting positions at St. Cloud State University, the University of Delaware, and Central Michigan University.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part I: Causal Powers and Divine Concurrence in Descartes' Philosophy Chapter 1: The Doctrine of Occasionalism Chapter 2: Cartesian Physics Chapter 3: Mind-Body Interactionism Chapter 4: Clauberg: Efficient Causation and the Mind-Body Union Part II: The Rise of Cartesian Occasionalism Chapter 5: Geulincx: Occasionalism and the Ethics of Humility Chapter 6: La Forge: Occasionalism and Cartesian Epistemology Chapter 7: Cordemoy: Occasionalism and the Metaphysics of Motion Chapter 8: Malebranche's Case for Occasionalism
Introduction Part I: Causal Powers and Divine Concurrence in Descartes' Philosophy Chapter 1: The Doctrine of Occasionalism Chapter 2: Cartesian Physics Chapter 3: Mind-Body Interactionism Chapter 4: Clauberg: Efficient Causation and the Mind-Body Union Part II: The Rise of Cartesian Occasionalism Chapter 5: Geulincx: Occasionalism and the Ethics of Humility Chapter 6: La Forge: Occasionalism and Cartesian Epistemology Chapter 7: Cordemoy: Occasionalism and the Metaphysics of Motion Chapter 8: Malebranche's Case for Occasionalism
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