Cartesian Common Sense?

0370141 - FLÚ 2012 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Glombíček, Petr
Cartesian Common Sense?
Acta Comeniana. Roč. 24, č. 24 (2010), s. 133-141. ISSN 0231-5955
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Keywords : le bon sens * Seneca * sensus communis
Subject RIV: AA - Philosophy ; Religion

The paper considers the question of what role the notion of common sense plays in Descartes' philosophy. What I'd like to draw attention to is not the Aristotelian concept of koiné aisthésis or the sceptical method applied in Meditations, but Descartes’ usage of the concept of good sense (le bon sens or bona mens) as we can find it e.g. at the beginning of Descartes' first published work, Discourse on the method. The paper presents an overview of occurences of the term in Descartes' works since the remains of his youthful writing, known under the title Studium bonae mentis to the preface to the French edition of the Principles.
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