Review article

https://doi.org/10.15291/ai.4211

Anthropological dualism of René Descartes

Ivana KNEŽIĆ orcid.org/0000-0002-8089-7166 ; Department of Philosophy, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Borislav DADIĆ ; Department of Philosophy, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Domenika PALIĆ ; Department of Philosophy, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

Abstract

The article offers critical analysis of Descartes’ dualistic understanding
of human being from from the percpective of Thomistic philosophy,
with the purpose of highlighting novel elements of his philosophical anthropology
compared to Aristotelian-scholastic philosophical tradition.
The analysis starts with the Descartes’ explanation of the way that the
human being exists and continues to examine his interpretation of the
basic actions of human being – cognition and volition. The method
used in the research is philosophical analysis of Descartes’ texts, such
as Meditations on First Philosophy, Discourse on the Method, Principles
of Philosophy and Passions of the Soul. This research of Descartes’
novel anthropology manifests it’s difficulties and inconsistencies and
their far-reaching negative consequences on the theoretical as well as
on the practical level.

Keywords

René Descartes, human being, dualism, res cogitas, res extensa, intellect, will

Hrčak ID:

307931

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/307931

Publication date:

27.7.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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