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Cartesian Circle

The Cartesian Circle is a philosophical problem in epistemology denoting a supposed circularity in René Descartes' reasoning, wherein he uses clear and distinct perceptions as the criterion for truth while simultaneously relying on God's existence to guarantee the reliability of such perceptions, thus presupposing the validity of clear and distinct ideas in the proof of God’s existence.

38

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4.3K

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45

Authors

12

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1

Variants

Cartesian Circularity

Parents

Publications

38

The Philosophical Works of Descartes.

Lina Kahn, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane, G. R. T. Ross · The Journal of Philosophy Psychology and Scientific Methods · 1914 · 1.2K citations

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Descartes: An Intellectual Biography.

Steven Nadler, Stephen Gaukroger · The Journal of Philosophy · 1996 · 487 citations

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The Philosophical Writings of Descartes.

John Carriero, Paul F. Hoffman, John Cottingham et al. · The Philosophical Review · 1990 · 299 citations

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Descartes: An Intellectual Biography.

William R. Shea, Stephen Gaukroger · The American Historical Review · 1997 · 278 citations

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Foundationalism, Epistemic Principles, and the Cartesian Circle

James Van Cleve · The Philosophical Review · 1979 · 198 citations

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Authors

45

  1. SG
    Stephen Gaukroger

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 765 citations

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  2. MH
    Michael Hooker

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    2 publications · 170 citations

    2

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  3. JN
    J. N. Wright

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  4. NK
    Norman Kemp Smith

    1 publications · 22 citations

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  5. SN
    Steven Nadler

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    1 publications · 487 citations

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Institutions

12

  1. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  3. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    87 citations

  4. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    73 citations

  5. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  6. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    75 citations

  7. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  8. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    64 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Philosophy

    5 publications · 738 citations

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  2. The Philosophical Review

    4 publications · 684 citations

    4

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 213 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of the history of philosophy

    JHP · 2 publications · 46 citations

    2

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  5. Historia Mathematica

    1 publications · 16 citations

    1

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