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Steven Nadler

University of Wisconsin, Madison
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  • University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Department of Philosophy
    Distinguished Professor
Columbia University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 1986
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
17th/18th Century Philosophy
  • All publications (229)
  •  44
    Reason, Will, and Sensation (review)
    International Studies in Philosophy 29 (4): 99-100. 1997.
  • Nietzsche und die Kriminalwissenschaften.
  •  106
    Les vérités éternelles et l'autre monde : les racines juives de Spinoza
    Les Etudes Philosophiques 71 (4): 507. 2004.
    Continental Philosophy
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    Chapter 6. A New Philosophy
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 111-142. 2013.
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    Chapter 5. “Once in a Lifetime”
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 87-110. 2013.
  •  16
    Bibliography
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 219-226. 2013.
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    Chapter 1. Prologue: A Tale of Two Paintings
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 1-7. 2013.
  •  21
    Notes
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 199-218. 2013.
    René Descartes
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    Chapter 2. The Philosopher
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 8-35. 2013.
  •  23
    Chapter 7. God in Haarlem
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 143-173. 2013.
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    Chapter 3. The Priest
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 36-54. 2013.
    Liar Paradox
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    Chapter 4. The Painter
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 55-86. 2013.
  •  18
    Index
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. pp. 227-238. 2013.
  •  25
    Acknowledgments
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. 2013.
    René Descartes
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    Arnauld's Theory of Perception: A Study in the Cartesian Philosophy of Ideas
    University 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
    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 chapter V I present an analysis of Arnauld's act theory of ideas wherein I argue that Arnauld holds a direct realist account of our perceptual acquaintance with the external world. Arnauld's understanding of 'idea' often follows Descartes' own use of the term. I support this claim by examining several important contexts from Descartes' where 'idea' is used to refer not to mental objects perceived, but rather to mental acts or operations. Finally, in chapter VI, I turn to Arnauld's account of the intentionality of perception. I first examine briefly the notion of 'objective being' as it appears in late scholastic thought and in Descartes. I then look at the way in which the representational content/objective reality of ideas is central to Arnauld's theory of intentionality
    Nicolas Malebranche
  •  3
    Spinoza's Monism and the Reality Of The Finite
    In Philip Goff (ed.), Spinoza on Monism, Palgrave-macmillan. 2011.
    Monism
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    Occasionalism and the mind-body problem
    In Michael Alexander Stewart (ed.), Studies in seventeenth-century European philosophy, Oxford University Press. 1997.
    Philosophy of ConsciousnessMetaphysics of MindMind-Body Problem, General
  • Dualism and occasionalism: Arnauld and the development of Cartesian metaphysics
    Revue Internationale de Philosophie 48 (190): 421-439. 1994.
    Dualism
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    Un libro forjado en el infierno
    Ideas Y Valores 61 (150). 2012.
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    Descartes et Cervantes : le malin génie et la folie de Don Quichotte
    Laval Théologique et Philosophique 53 (3): 605-616. 1997.
    Continental Philosophy of Religion
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    Probability and Truth in the Apology
    Philosophy and Literature 9 (2): 198-202. 1985.
    This article is a reply to an earlier piece by kenneth seeskin (philosophy and literature, 1982). I argue that socrates' defense is more of a parody of gorgian rhetoric than seeskin is willing to allow. They key lies in socrates' use of rhetoric to persuade the beliefs of the athenian jurors by means of probabilities. When replying to the expressed pretexts of the trial, He uses "base" rhetoric; when finally attending to the real reasons behind his accusations, He resorts to "the truth about his…Read more
    This article is a reply to an earlier piece by kenneth seeskin (philosophy and literature, 1982). I argue that socrates' defense is more of a parody of gorgian rhetoric than seeskin is willing to allow. They key lies in socrates' use of rhetoric to persuade the beliefs of the athenian jurors by means of probabilities. When replying to the expressed pretexts of the trial, He uses "base" rhetoric; when finally attending to the real reasons behind his accusations, He resorts to "the truth about his life."
    Philosophy of Literature
  •  103
    Review: The science of conjecture (review)
    Mind 112 (447): 539-542. 2003.
    Blaise PascalModel Theory
  •  291
    Occasionalism and general will in Malebranche
    Journal of the History of Philosophy 31 (1): 31-47. 1993.
    This paper examines a common misreading of the mechanics of Malebranche's doctrine of divine causal agency, occasionalism, and its roots in a related misreading of Malebranche's theories. God, contrary to this misreading, is for Malebranche constantly and actively causally engaged in the world, and does not just establish certain laws of nature. The key is in understanding just what Malebranche means by general volitions'
    Nicolas MalebrancheCausal Occasionalism
  •  90
    Spinoza on Knowledge and the Human Mind (review)
    International Studies in Philosophy 33 (4): 153-154. 2001.
    Spinoza: IntellectSpinoza: Ideas
  •  62
    Conceptions of God
    In Desmond M. Clarke & Catherine Wilson (eds.), The Oxford handbook of philosophy in early modern Europe, Oxford University Press. 2011.
    This article examines the three ways in which God was conceptualized by leading philosophers in early modern Europe. Gottfried Leibniz and Nicholas Malebranche's rationalist God was conceived as an analogy with a rational human being whose actions are explained by their purposes. René Descartes and Antoine Arnauld's voluntarist God was conceived Antoine Arnauld. Baruch Spinoza equated God with an eternally existing, infinite nature.
    17th/18th Century French PhilosophyLeibniz: Philosophy of Religion
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    Malebranche and the Vision in God: A Note on The Search After Truth, III, 2, iii
    Journal of the History of Ideas 52 (2): 309-314. 1991.
    History of Western Philosophy17th/18th Century Philosophy
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    Spinoza et le problème juif de la théodicée
    Philosophiques 29 (1): 41-56. 2002.
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    Baruch Spinoza
    Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2008.
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    Descartes's Dualism
    with Gordon Baker and Katherine Morris
    Philosophical Books 38 (3): 157-169. 1997.
    René DescartesDualism
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    Illustrations
    In The philosopher, the priest, and the painter: a portrait of Descartes, Princeton University Press. 2013.
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