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Cartesian intuitionBritish Journal for the History of Philosophy 31 (4): 693-723. 2022.This paper explicates Descartes’ theory of intuition (intuitus). Departing from certain commentators, I argue that intuition, for Descartes, is a form of clear and distinct intellectual perception. Because it is clear and distinct, it is indubitable, infallible, and provides a grade of certain knowledge he calls ‘cognitio’. I pay special attention to why he treats intuition as a form of perception, and what he means when he says it is ‘clear and distinct’. Finally, I situate his view in relation…Read more
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University of AntwerpPost-doctoral Fellow
University of New South Wales
PhD, 2022
Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Mind |
Epistemology |
Areas of Interest
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Moral Psychology |
Perceptual Knowledge |
Imagination |
Intuition |
Philosophy of Action |
Meta-Ethics |
Normative Ethics |