Cartesian Theodicy Descartes’ Quest for Certitude

Almost all interpreters of Cartesian philosophy have hitherto focused on the epistemological aspect of Descartes' thought. In his Cartesian Theodicy, Janowski demonstrates that Descartes' epistemological problems are merely rearticulations of theological questions. For example, Descartes&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janowski, Z.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2000, 2000
Edition:1st ed. 2000
Series:International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Meditations as Theodicy
  • 2. Can God Deceive Us?
  • 3. Divine Freedom: The Doctrine of the Eternal Truths
  • 4. Human Freedom
  • 5. Descartes — Reader of St. Augustine
  • 6. How Rational is Descartes’ Rationalism?