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[216] 2. Descartes' Meditation on Pain as Applied to the 'Dropsical Mind' Last Minute Literature
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Descartes' understanding of pain has contributed to great discussions not only of his mind-body separation but of his thoughts on whether other creatures beyond humans can even experience it. His thoughts, as always, are shaped by his religious beliefs, and strict adherence to philosophy that operates in support of his belief in God. Today we will analyse selections of Descartes' writings and discuss how close analysis of his theories can be used to understand how emotions can shape experience.
This research is initiated by and based on resources provided by the lecturers at Massey University as part of the course 134.216: Modern Philosophy.
References
Descartes, R. (1909). Discourse on the method of rightly conducting the reason and seeking for truth in the sciences (Eliot, C. W. Trans.). P. F. Collier & Sons. (Original work published 1637)
Descartes, R. (1911). Notes directed against a certain programme. In Haldine, E.S., & Ross, G. R. T. (Eds.) Philosophical works of Descartes, (pp.429 – 450).Cambridge University Press. https://archive.org/details/philosophicalwor01desc/page/430/mode/2up. (Original work published 1641)
Descartes, R. (1931). Meditations on first philosophy. In Haldine, E.S., & Ross, G. R. T. (Eds.) Philosophical works of Descartes, (pp.131-199). Dover Publications. (Original work published 1641)
Descartes, R. (1985). Optics. In Cottingham, Stoothoff, & Murdoch (Trans.) The philosophical writings of Descartes, (pp.152 – 175). Cambridge University Press. (Originally published in 1637)
Descartes, R. (2017). To Mersenne, 18.iii. In Bennett, J. (Ed.) Selected Correspondence of Descartes. Early Modern Texts. Retrieved from https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/descartes1619_1.pdf. (Original works published 1619 – 1650)
Garber, D. (1993). Descartes and occasionalism. In Nadler, S. (Ed.) Causation in early modern philosophy: Cartesianism, Occasionalism, and preestablished harmony, (pp.9 – 26). Pennsylvania University Press.
Descartes' understanding of pain has contributed to great discussions not only of his mind-body separation but of his thoughts on whether other creatures beyond humans can even experience it. His thoughts, as always, are shaped by his religious beliefs, and strict adherence to philosophy that operates in support of his belief in God. Today we will analyse selections of Descartes' writings and discuss how close analysis of his theories can be used to understand how emotions can shape experience.
This research is initiated by and based on resources provided by the lecturers at Massey University as part of the course 134.216: Modern Philosophy.
References
Descartes, R. (1909). Discourse on the method of rightly conducting the reason and seeking for truth in the sciences (Eliot, C. W. Trans.). P. F. Collier & Sons. (Original work published 1637)
Descartes, R. (1911). Notes directed against a certain programme. In Haldine, E.S., & Ross, G. R. T. (Eds.) Philosophical works of Descartes, (pp.429 – 450).Cambridge University Press. https://archive.org/details/philosophicalwor01desc/page/430/mode/2up. (Original work published 1641)
Descartes, R. (1931). Meditations on first philosophy. In Haldine, E.S., & Ross, G. R. T. (Eds.) Philosophical works of Descartes, (pp.131-199). Dover Publications. (Original work published 1641)
Descartes, R. (1985). Optics. In Cottingham, Stoothoff, & Murdoch (Trans.) The philosophical writings of Descartes, (pp.152 – 175). Cambridge University Press. (Originally published in 1637)
Descartes, R. (2017). To Mersenne, 18.iii. In Bennett, J. (Ed.) Selected Correspondence of Descartes. Early Modern Texts. Retrieved from https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/assets/pdfs/descartes1619_1.pdf. (Original works published 1619 – 1650)
Garber, D. (1993). Descartes and occasionalism. In Nadler, S. (Ed.) Causation in early modern philosophy: Cartesianism, Occasionalism, and preestablished harmony, (pp.9 – 26). Pennsylvania University Press.
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