Narrative shifts in Cartesian philosophy

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作者
Methot, Jean-Francois [1 ]
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[1] Coll Univ Dominicain, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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10.1017/S0012217310000685
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B [哲学、宗教];
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01 ; 0101 ;
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Here, we examine the narrativity of Cartesian discourse in an hermeneutic exercise. Highlighting some features of Cartesian narratives will show that, far from being a simple literary device, Cartesian narratives serve as a "shifter" in conceptualization and argumentation. Cartesian narrativity follows Descartes's ontological distinction between thought and extension, subjectivity and the material world, and involves a double mimèsis that is retrospective in the metaphysical texts and prospective in the scientific texts. These two directions of mimesis fulfill different epistemological functions. © Canadian Philosophical Association/Association canadienne de philosophie 2011.
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页码:547 / 559
页数:13
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