Abstract
I argue that Lisa Shapiro’s rational reconstruction of Descartes’s provisional moral code in terms of a broad conception of morality supplies us with an interpretative framework that make historiographical sense of the reception of Descartes’s moral philosophy in an Anglophone context on three occasions: the
appeal to Descartes made by Henry More, Henry Sidgwick’s abrupt dismissal, and the ensuing reaction to Sidgwick found in Grace Neal Dolson. This case shows, I maintain, how reception history can be utilized to inform and support rational reconstruction of philosophical texts.
appeal to Descartes made by Henry More, Henry Sidgwick’s abrupt dismissal, and the ensuing reaction to Sidgwick found in Grace Neal Dolson. This case shows, I maintain, how reception history can be utilized to inform and support rational reconstruction of philosophical texts.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Unpublished - 2015 |
| Event | The third annual OZSW conference - Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 2015 Dec 11 → 2015 Dec 12 |
Conference
| Conference | The third annual OZSW conference |
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| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam |
| Period | 2015/12/11 → 2015/12/12 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- History of Science and Ideas
- Ethics
- Philosophy
Free keywords
- Descartes
- ethics
- eudaimonism
- Henry More
- Henry Sidgwick
- early modern philosophy
- moral par provision
- Reception history