Descartes and the possibility of enlightened freedom

Daniel Fogal

doi:10.11612/resphil.1503

Descartes and the possibility of enlightened freedom

Daniel Fogal

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This paper offers a novel interpretation of Descartes's conception of freedom that resolves an important tension at the heart of his view. It does so by appealing to the important but overlooked distinction between possessing a power, exercising a power, and being in a position to exercise a power.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	499-534
Number of pages	36
Journal	Res Philosophica
Volume	94
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11612/resphil.1503
State	Published - Oct 2017

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