Descartes and Teresa of Ávila. A Rebuttal of Christia Mercer’s Thesis

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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.5840/studneoar20252213" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.5840/studneoar20252213</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/studneoar20252213" target="_blank" >10.5840/studneoar20252213</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Descartes and Teresa of Ávila. A Rebuttal of Christia Mercer’s Thesis
Original language description
The aim of the paper is to critically evaluate, from the perspective of a Teresian scholar, Christia Mercer’s claim that Teresa of Ávila’s Interior Castle must have had a substantial influence upon Descartes’ Meditations on the First Philosophy. The paper considers three major topics: (a) the distinction between meditation and contemplation which is crucial in Teresa’s thought and is also crucial for correct evaluation of possible Teresian influence on Descartes, (b) the role of doubts and demon deceivers for both authors and (c) Descartes’ reading list and his relationship with the Jesuits. Mercer’s line of argument is shown to be wanting, her methodological approach flawed and her “arguments” disclosed as speculations at best. In the end I come to the conclusion that Mercer’s claim is unsubstantiated and should be dismissed as such.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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