Colloque

Descartes against the Materialists : Substance, Substratum and Attribute

Daniel Garber

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Daniel Garber

Résumé de la communication

Materialism is a frequent issue in the Meditations and the Objections and Replies to the Meditations, a constant undercurrent to the discussion. In my talk I would like to explore some aspects of Descartes’ reactions to these materialists. My thesis is that it was his response to materialism that in good part forced Descartes to make a major shift in his thought. I will claim that certain crucial aspects of his doctrine of substance may have come directly out of his confrontation with materialism in the Objections and Replies to the Meditations.

Résumé du colloque

Il peut être intéressant de noter la participation au colloque de l'un des plus grands spécialistes internationaux de la pensée de Descartes, M. Daniel Garber (Princeton University).