Squaring the circle in Descartes' Meditations : the strong validation of reason / Stephen I. Wagner.
Providing an innovative reading of Descartes'' Validation of Reason, this book resolves the classic problem of the Cartesian Circle.
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2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 A proposal for achieving the strong validation of reason; 1.1 A problem pointing to a solution; 1.2 The historical background of Descartes' project; 1.3 Explaining Descartes' silence; 1.4 Two cautious responses; 1.5 An interpretive approach; 2 The experiential method of demonstration; 2.1 The Meditations as "cognitive exercises"; 2.2 "Reason" and "experience"; 2.3 A continuous line of discovery
- three experiences of causal power; 3 Meditation I
- experiencing the causal power of the imagination.
- 3.1 Announcing the goal3.2 The arguments for doubt; 3.3 The transition to the experiential method of demonstration; 3.4 Imagining the demon
- doubting previous beliefs; 4 Meditation II
- experiencing the causal power of the intellect; 4.1 Announcing the goal; 4.2 The stage two arguments; 4.3 The transition to stage three; 4.4 Investigating the wax
- discovering the essence and existence of the mind; 4.5 The results of the wax investigation; 5 Meditation III
- experiencing the causal power of God; 5.1 Stage one
- raising doubts and announcing the goal; 5.2 The stage two arguments.
- 5.3 The transition to stage three5.4 Proving the existence of God; 5.5 Resolving a tension
- Descartes' letter to Silhon; 6 Meditation IV
- eliminating error; 6.1 Announcing the goals; 6.2 The stage two arguments; 6.3 The transition to stage three; 6.4 The stage three cognitive exercise; 7 Meditation V
- establishing the structure of science; 7.1 Announcing the goals; 7.2 The stage two arguments; 7.3 The transition to stage three; 7.4 The stage three cognitive exercise
- completing the validation project; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.