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Arnauld's Theory of Perception : A Study in the Cartesian Philosophy of IdeasUniversity Microfilms International. 1986.This is a study of Arnauld's theory of perceptual acquaintance in the light of his commitment to Cartesian philosophy. I begin with an examination of the nature and extent of Arnauld's commitment to Descartes' method and metaphysics. In chapter III I look at Malebranche's theory of ideas and perception, arguing that it is open to both a representationalist interpretation and, in some contexts, a direct realist interpretation. Arnauld's critique of Malebranche is examined in chapter IV. In chapte…Read more
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Spinoza on good and badIn Charles Ramond & Jack Stetter (eds.), Spinoza in 21st-Century American and French Philosophy, . 2019.
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The Occasionalism of Louis de la ForgeIn Causation in Early Modern Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University Press. pp. 57--73. 1993.
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Spinoza, Descartes, and the "stupid Cartesians"In Steven Nadler, Tad M. Schmaltz & Delphine Antoine-Mahut (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Descartes and Cartesianism, Oxford University Press. 2019.
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The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: Volume 1: From Antiquity Through the Seventeenth Century (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 2009.The first volume in this comprehensive work is an exploration of the history of Jewish philosophy from its beginnings in antiquity to the early modern period, with a particular emphasis on medieval Jewish thought. Unlike most histories, encyclopedias, guides, or companions of Jewish philosophy, this volume is organized by philosophical topic rather than by chronology or individual figures. There are sections on logic and language; natural philosophy; epistemology, philosophy of mind, and psychol…Read more
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Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy. Volume IITijdschrift Voor Filosofie 68 (3): 661-661. 2006.
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Dualism and occasionalism: Arnauld and the development of Cartesian metaphysicsRevue Internationale de Philosophie 48 (190): 421-439. 1994.
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Aaron V. Garrett: Meaning in Spinoza's MethodBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 12 (2): 345-347. 2004.
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Spinoza on good and badIn Jack Stetter & Charles Ramond (eds.), Spinoza in Twenty-First-Century American and French Philosophy: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Moral and Political Philosophy, Bloomsbury Academic. 2019.
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Areas of Interest
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |