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

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Studia Neoaristotelica

ISSN

1214-8407

e-ISSN

1804-6843

Svazek periodika

22

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

36

Strana od-do

70-105

Kód UT WoS článku

001700893400003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105031950809