Descartes and Augustine

William E. Mann, Stephen Menn

The Philosophical Review · 2000 · 74 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Introduction 1. Descartes and the history of philosophy 2. Descartes' project for a new philosophy Part I. Augustinian Wisdom: 3. Plotinus 4. Augustine Part II. Descartes' Metaphysics: 5. The design of the Meditations 6. Isolating the soul and God 7. Theodicy and Method 8. From God to bodies 9. Conclusion.