The Fourth Meditation and Cartesian Circles

We offer a novel interpretation of the argumentative role that Meditation IV plays within the whole of the Meditations. This new interpretation clarifies several otherwise head-scratching claims that Descartes makes about Meditation IV, and it fully exonerates the Fourth Meditation from either raisi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Roczniki filozoficzne 2020, Vol.68 (2), p.119-138
Hauptverfasser:	Ragland, C.P, Fulmer, Everett
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Early Modern Philosophy Epistemology History of Philosophy Philosophy Renaissance Philosophy
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Zusammenfassung:	We offer a novel interpretation of the argumentative role that Meditation IV plays within the whole of the Meditations. This new interpretation clarifies several otherwise head-scratching claims that Descartes makes about Meditation IV, and it fully exonerates the Fourth Meditation from either raising or exacerbating Descartes’ circularity problems.
ISSN:	0035-7685 2450-002X
DOI:	10.18290/RF20682-6