Hoffman, Paul

Essays on Descartes - Oxford Oxford University Press 2009 - 282p

includes index and biblioraphy

PART ONE Hylomorphism and the Theory of Distinction The Unity of Descartes`s Man 15 Cartesian Composites 33 Descartes`s Theory of Distinction 51 Descartes`s Watch Analogy 71 The Union and Interaction of Mind and Body (Part i) Descartes and Aquinas on Per Se Subsistence and the Union of Soul and Body 88 PART TWO Causation The Union and Interaction of Mind and Body (Part 2) Cartesian Passions and Cartesian Dualism 105 Passion and Motion in the New Mechanics 125 PART THREE Cognition Descartes on Misrepresentation 145 Direct Realism, Intentionality, and the Objective Being of Ideas 164 PART FOUR Moral Psychology Three Dualist Theories of the Passions 179 Freedom and Strength of Will: Descartes and Albritton The Passions and Freedom of Will 210

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