沉思录:笛卡尔的六日哲学之旅

六天重建世界 《Meditations on First Philosophy》(1641) Descartes最重要philosophical work 六个"meditations"(沉思)—— 每个=一天的philosophical journey 从complete doubt—— 到certainty about: Self(我) God(上帝) External world(外部世界) Mind-body distinction(心身分别) Like spiritual exercises—— Reader invited同行此journey 不只是read—— 而是meditate with Descartes 重新经历doubt和discovery 写作背景 为什么拉丁语? 不像《方法论》(法语)—— 《沉思录》用拉丁语written For learned audience: Philosophers、theologians 尤其: 希望获得Church approval Objections and Replies Descartes sends manuscript to scholars—— 收集objections 然后publish《沉思录》with: Original text Six sets of objections(from various philosophers、theologians) Descartes’s replies 包括objections from: Hobbes、Gassendi、Arnauld 这format=valuable: See challenges、Descartes defend Dialectical First Meditation:怀疑的深渊 “What can be called into doubt” ...

April 1, 2012 at 12:00 AM