The plain truth Descartes, Huet, and skepticism / by Thomas M. Lennon.

Author/creator Lennon, Thomas M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill,
Descriptionxi, 255 p. ; 25 cm.
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SeriesBrill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 170
Contents People -- Who was Huet? -- The Censura : why and when? -- The birth of skepticism -- Malebranche's surprising silence -- The downfall of Cartesianism -- Kinds -- Huet a Cartesian? -- Descartes and skepticism : the standard interpretation -- Descartes and skepticism : the texts -- Thoughts -- The cogito : an inference? -- The transparency of mind -- The cogito as pragmatic tautology -- Doubts -- The reality of doubt -- The generation of doubt -- The response to doubt -- Rules -- The criterion of truth -- The trump argument -- Circles -- The simple circularity of the Meditations -- The inner circle(s) -- Gods -- Gassendist influences -- The objections of objections -- The rejection of intentionality -- Virtues -- Descartes's voice -- Betting the family farm -- The propagation of light -- The heart-beat -- The moving earth -- Faith and reason -- Descartes as methodological academic skeptic.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [245]-249) and index.
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ISBN9789004171152 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9004171150 (hardback : alk. paper)

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