Monstrosity and the Limits of the Intellect: Philosophy as Teratomachy in Descartes
<p>For Descartes, nature must be interpreted through a limited number of simple laws used to describe the multiplicity of the real, focusing on the rule and normality rather than on the exception and monstrosity. Nevertheless, monstrosity has a vital function in Descartes' philosophy. By...
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy |
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| Online Access: | http://jffp.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jffp/article/view/482 |