Cartesianism

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epistemological theory metaphysical doctrine philosophical system rationalist philosophy

Cartesianism is the philosophical system developed by René Descartes, centered on rationalism, mind–body dualism, and the use of methodical doubt to establish certain knowledge.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Rationalism	3
Cartesian doubt	1
Cartesian dualism	1
Cartesian method	1
Cartesian philosophy	1
Cartesian rationalism	1
Dutch Cartesianism	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	epistemological theory ⓘ metaphysical doctrine ⓘ philosophical system ⓘ rationalist philosophy ⓘ
aimsAt	indubitable foundations of knowledge ⓘ
associatedWithWork	Discours de la méthode ⓘ surface form: Discourse on the Method Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ Principles of Philosophy ⓘ
criticizedBy	David Hume ⓘ George Berkeley ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ John Locke ⓘ
developedInCentury	17th century ⓘ
emphasizes	a priori knowledge ⓘ certainty in knowledge ⓘ mathematical method in philosophy ⓘ rationalism ⓘ
field	epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ
foundedBy	René Descartes ⓘ
hasCoreConcept	clear and distinct ideas ⓘ cogito ergo sum ⓘ deductive reasoning ⓘ innate ideas ⓘ mechanistic view of nature ⓘ methodical doubt ⓘ mind–body dualism ⓘ rational intuition ⓘ substance dualism ⓘ
hasDoctrine	causal principle of ideas ⓘ interactionist dualism ⓘ ontological argument for God’s existence ⓘ representational theory of perception ⓘ
influenced	Enlightenment thought ⓘ continental rationalism ⓘ early modern science ⓘ modern philosophy ⓘ rationalist tradition ⓘ
influencedPhilosopher	Baruch Spinoza ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Nicolas Malebranche ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
namedAfter	René Descartes ⓘ
proposes	God as infinite perfect substance ⓘ body as extended substance ⓘ mind as thinking substance ⓘ sharp distinction between mind and body ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	France ⓘ
usesMethod	hyperbolic doubt ⓘ systematic doubt ⓘ

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Port-Royal Logic → associatedPhilosophicalMovement → Cartesianism ⓘ

Frans van Schooten → associatedWith → Cartesianism ⓘ

Cartesian Linguistics → focusesOn → Cartesianism ⓘ

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René Descartes → hasPhilosophicalConcept → Cartesianism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cartesian doubt

Principles of Philosophy → influenced → Cartesianism ⓘ

Rules for the Direction of the Mind → influenced → Cartesianism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cartesian method

German Enlightenment → influencedBy → Cartesianism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rationalism

Port-Royal Grammar → intellectualTradition → Cartesianism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cartesian rationalism

Christian Wolff → movement → Cartesianism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rationalism

Nicolas Malebranche → movement → Cartesianism ⓘ

René Descartes → movement → Cartesianism ⓘ

On the History of Modern Philosophy → movementDiscussed → Cartesianism ⓘ

Principles of Cartesian Philosophy → philosophicalContext → Cartesianism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dutch Cartesianism

Discours de la méthode → philosophicalSchool → Cartesianism ⓘ

Nicolas Malebranche → philosophicalSchool → Cartesianism ⓘ

Rules for the Direction of the Mind → philosophicalSchool → Cartesianism ⓘ

Monadology → philosophicalTradition → Cartesianism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rationalism

Spinozism → rejects → Cartesianism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cartesian dualism

Cartesian Linguistics → subject → Cartesianism ⓘ