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Cartesianism

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Doubt & Certainty

Dream argument

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Trademark argument

Mind-body dichotomy

Analytic geometry

Coordinate system

Cartesian circle

Folium

Rule of signs

Cartesian diver

Balloonist theory

Works

The World

Discourse on the Method

La Géométrie

Meditations on First Philosophy

Principles of Philosophy

Passions of the Soul

Notable People

Christina of Sweden

Baruch Spinoza

Gottfried Leibniz

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Cartesianism is the name given to the philosophical doctrine (or school) of René Descartes.

Contents 1 Geographical dispersal 2 Notable Cartesianists 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Geographical dispersal

In Holland, where Descartes had lived for a long time, Cartesianism was a doctrine popular mainly among university professors and lecturers. In Germany, its influence was slight. In France, it was very popular, and gained influence also among Jansenistss such as Antoine Arnauld, though there also, as in Italy, it became opposed by the church. In Italy, the doctrine failed to make inroads, probably since Descartes' works were placed on the Index in 1663.^[1]

In England, due to religious and other reasons Cartesianism never was hardly even accepted.^[1] Though Thomas More was initially attracted to the doctrine, his own changing attitudes toward Descartes mirrored those of the country: "quick acceptance, serious examination with accumulating ambivalence, final rejection."^[2]

[edit] Notable Cartesianists

• Antoine Arnauld^[1]
• Balthasar Bekker^[1]
• Johannes Clauberg^[1]
• Michelangelo Fardella^[1]
• Antoine Le Grand^[1]
• Adriaan Hereboord^[1]
• Pierre-Sylvain Régis^[1]
• Henricus Regius^[1]
• Jacques Rohault^[1]
• Christopher Wittich^[1]

[edit] See also

• Meditations on First Philosophy

[edit] References

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