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Cartesian Rationalism

Cartesian Rationalism is a philosophical doctrine within epistemology that asserts reason as the primary and most reliable source of knowledge, distinguishing itself from empirical and skeptical approaches by grounding certainty in innate ideas and deductive reasoning originating from clear and distinct perceptions, as systematized by René Descartes.

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2017–2026

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Publications

97

Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New Age

Samuel Bostaph, Benjamin R. Barber · Southern Economic Journal · 1985 · 4.1K citations

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Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience

Max R. Bennett, P. M. S. Hacker · Philosophical Investigations · 2005 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Cartesian Skepticism and Inference to the Best Explanation

Jonathan Vogel · The Journal of Philosophy · 1990 · 441 citations

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Carelessness: A hidden doxa of higher education

Kathleen Lynch · Arts and Humanities in Higher Education · 2010 · 376 citations

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Descartes' Error and the Future of Human Life

António R. Damásio · Scientific American · 1994 · 323 citations

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Authors

102

  1. JC
    John Cottingham

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 163 citations

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  2. TM
    Tad M. Schmaltz

    Duke University, United States

    3 publications · 79 citations

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  3. KL
    Kathleen Lynch

    University College Dublin, Ireland

    2 publications · 463 citations

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  4. PH
    Peter Harrison

    Bond University, Australia

    2 publications · 68 citations

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  5. MC
    Monte Cook

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    2 publications · 81 citations

    2

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Institutions

48

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    79 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    146 citations

  3. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  4. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  5. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    637 citations

  6. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    339 citations

  7. University of Stirling

    Stirling, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    67 citations

  8. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

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Venues

  1. British Journal for the History of Philosophy

    BJHP · 7 publications · 163 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 6 publications · 411 citations

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  3. Journal of the History of Ideas

    JHI · 5 publications · 171 citations

    5

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  4. Journal of the history of philosophy

    JHP · 4 publications · 181 citations

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  5. The Philosophical Review

    4 publications · 211 citations

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