An Essay on the Metaphysics of Descartes
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An Essay on the Metaphysics of Descartes

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An Essay on the Metaphysics of Descartes

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Originally published in 1940, this book provides a thorough discussion of René Descartes philosophy of metaphysics, examining the three major points of the mind and body, freedom of the will and religion and science. Specific chapters are devoted to the Cartesian theory and the Meditations, in particular the Sixth.

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NOTES

1 A.T. III. 276. 3; III. 296. 14; III. 297. I; III. 359. 7; etc.
2 M. Henri Gouhier gives a good account of this meeting. (La Pensée Religieuse de Descartes, 1924, p. 56 ff.)
3 A.T. VI. 30. 17–31.1.
4 “Quaestiones de Deo et mente humana jam ante paucis attigi in Dissertatione de Methodo… non quidem ut ipsas ibi accurate tractarem, sed tantum ut delibarem.” A.T. VII. 7. 1–5.
5 A.T.I. 570. 23.
6 A. T. I. 349. 29–350. 23; I. 353. 2–20; I. 560. 7–561. 6.
7 “Je crois donc qu’en faisant imprimer ma Métaphysique, il sera bon d’y mettre ce commencement, afin qu’en voie que ce que j’avais écrit dans le discours de ma Méthode n’est que le même chose que j’explique plus au long.” A.T. III. 296. 30–297. 4.
“Ibi in Methodo continetur epitome harum Meditaionum, quae per eas exponi debet.” A.T. V. 153.
8 “Or j’ai travaillé de toute mon possible pour comprendre dans ce Traité tout ce qui s’en peut dire.” A.T. IX. 6.
9 Cf. A.T. VII. 10. 6–23.
10 Thus Descartes writes to Mersenne not to disturb him needlessly during the time that he has resolved to employ in writing his philosophy in an order in which it could be easily taught. A.T. III. 276. 3–9. “Dans les Principia, ouvrage didactique, destine à répandre sa philosophie dans les écoles, il fait revêtir à ses idées la forme qui convenait à l’enseignement: il les distribue en articles, dont chacun porte un numero, et qui ressemblent à autant de propositions ou de thèses, dont la rapide esquisse laisse encore place à un développement oral.” (M. Ch. Adam. A.T. X. 530.).
11 “La première partie… contient quasi les mêmes choses que les Méditations… sinon qu’elle est entièrement d’autre stile, et que ce qui est mis en l’un tout au long, est plus abregé en l’autre, et vice versa.” A.T. III. 276. –14.
12 Objections III. and IV.
13 The first part of the Principles contain “les Principes de la connaissance, qui est ce qu’on peut nommer la première Philosophie ou bien la Métaphysique; c’est pourquoi, afin de la bien entendre, il est a propos de lire auparavant les Méditations que j’ai écrites sur le même sujet.” A.T. IX. 16. 13–18. Thus Descartes can say in the course of the Principles: “Nec opus est ista pluribus verbis hoc in loco persequi, quoniam in Meditationibus Metaphysicis jam utcunque tractata sunt.” Pr. I. XXX.
14 A.T. X. 427. 27–428. 2.
15 A.T. X. 425. 10–12.
16 A.T. IX. (2e). 13. 30–14. 9.
17 A.T. V. 177. Cf. A.T. VI. 18. 16–19. 5.
18 A.T. III. 284. 27–29.
19 A.T. V. 177. Cf. A.T. VII. 4. 24–25; A.T. VII. 16. 5–9; etc.
20 A.T. I. 351. 1; I. 560. 16.
21 Con. Gent. III. XXXIX.
22 A.T. I. 144. 12–14.
23 A.T. III. 175. 9–12. Cf. A.T. III. 436. 20–437. 2.
24 A.T. X. 500. 9–15.
25 A.T. X. 501. 1–6.
26 A.T. III. 237. 9–13.
27 A.T. X. 497. 10–14.
28 A.T. IX. 14. 23–31; A.T. 11. 378. 9.
29 A.T. III. 297. 31–298. 2; III. 233. 24–26.
30 In his “Descartes”, 1886.
31 v. Hamelin, “Le système de Descartes”, pp. 93–98.
32 Éclaircissement sur le livre de M. de la Ville, ap. Bayle “Recueil de quelques pièces curieuses”… 1684, pp. 85–86.
33 “La Métaphysique ne sert pas seulement à l’ame pour se connoître elle-même, elle luy est encore nécessaire pour connoître les choses qui sont hors d’elle: toutes les ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Table of Contents
  8. I Descartes’ Metaphysical Writings
  9. II Descartes’ Attitude to Metaphysics
  10. III The Structure of the Metaphysic
  11. IV The Cartesian Circle
  12. V Cogito Ergo Sum
  13. VI The Nature of the Self
  14. VII Descartes’ Definitions of Substance
  15. VIII The Idea of a Thinking Substance
  16. IX The First Proof of God’s Existence
  17. X The Sixth Meditation
  18. XI Concluding Remarks
  19. Notes
  20. Index