Han Thomas Adriaenssen

Representation and Scepticism from Aquinas to Descartes

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Produktbeschreibung

Looking at key figures and lesser-known names, this volume is the first to show how the theory of representation was seen as a source of scepticism by medieval and early modern philosophers alike. This book will be of interest to philosophers and historians of medieval and early modern thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9781107181625
• ISBN-10: 1107181623
• Artikelnr.: 47720885

Autorenporträt

Han Thomas Adriaenssen is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands. He has published a number of journal articles on medieval and early modern philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. The Veil of Species: 1. Through species to the world. Aquinas and Henry of Ghent
2. Perception without intermediaries. Olivi's critique of species
3. Direct realism about perception and beyond. Auriol and Ockham
Part II. The Veil of Cartesian Ideas: 4. Transformations of Cartesianism. Malebranche and Arnauld
5. Ideas and objects in Desgabets's radical Cartesianism
6. The solid philosophy of John Sergeant
Part III. Representations and Scepticism: 7. From representation to object
8. Criteriological problems
Conclusion.