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TitleA defense of Cartesian certainty
NameWykstra, Stephanie Larsen (author), Sosa, Ernest (chair), Bolton, Martha (internal member), Klein, Peter (internal member), De Rosa, Rafaella (outside member), Rutgers University, Graduate School - New Brunswick,
Degree Date2008-10
Date Created2008
SubjectPhilosophy,
Certainty,
Econometrics,
Descartes, Ren�, 1596-1650--Criticism and interpretation
DescriptionThis dissertation examines Rene Descartes' view of certainty and defends the view that Cartesian certainty is possible. The first half of the dissertation includes an interpretation of Descartes' epistemology as well as an examination of other interpreters' readings. The second half of the dissertation is a defense of the claim that Cartesian certainty of a particular kind is possible; it includes a variety of contemporary objections and replies in defense of the possibility of certainty.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 184-187)
Noteby Stephanie Larsen Wykstra
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttp://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001600001.ETD.000050474
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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