Cartesian Views

Thomas M. Lennon, Ph.D. (1968) in Philosophy, The Ohio State University, is Professor of Philosophy at The University of Western Ontario, Canada. He has published extensively on early modern philosophy, including The Battle of the Gods and Giants, and Reading Bayle.

"The collection will undoubtedly be of wide interest to many different species of academic...this is a thorough diverting and enjoyable read."Timothy Chappell, JEMH, 2005."This is a collection of fourteen terrific essays honoring Professor Richard “Red” Watson."Kurt Smith, Renaissance Quarterly.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsPERSONAL INTRODUCTIONS1. Red as Research Assistant, Richard H. Popkin2. Red as Colleague, William H. GassCARTESIAN VIEWSI. Descartes in Holland3. Spinoza and The Downfall of Cartesianism, Steven Nadler4. Different Clothing from Like Cloth: Metaphysical and ethical diversities in Dutch Cartesianism, Han van Ruler5. A Philospher’s Life, Theo VerbeekII. Simon Foucher6. Foucher’s Academic Cartesianism, José R. Maia Neto7. Simon Foucher, Knowledge and Idealism: Philo of Larissa and the enigmas of a French ‘Skeptic’, Leslie Armour8. Foucher, Huet, and The Downfall of Cartesianism, Thomas M. LennonIII. Systemic Concerns9. Wittgenstein’s Evil Demon, David Hausman & Alan Hausman10. The Aboutness of Thought, Fred Wilson11. A Philosopher at Large, Alison Wylie12. Exercises in Betrayal: Philosophy in Translation, Alan GabbeyIV. Censorship and Toleration13. The Roman Censure of the Institutio Philosophiae of Antoine Le Grand (1629–99) according to Unpublished Documents from the Archives of the Holy Office, Jean-Robert Armogathe14. Freedom to Philosophize: Some Philosophical Questions about Science, Theology, and State in the Seventeenth Century, Daniel GarberA SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RICHARD A. WATSONA Short Bibliography (March 2003)Index