Occasionalism causation among the Cartesians

Occasionalism : causation among the Cartesians / by Steven Nadler.

Author/creator	Nadler, Steven M., 1958-
Other author/creator	Oxford University Press.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Description	xii, 217 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online Philosophy
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Subject(s)	Descartes, René, 1596-1650. Occasionalism--History --17th century.

Contents	Occasionalism and the mind-body problem -- Desartes and occasional causation -- Occasionalism and general will in Malebranche -- Knowledge, volitional agency, and causation in Malebranche and Geulincx -- Dualism and occasionalism: Arnauld and the development of Cartesian metaphysics -- The occasionalism of Louis de le Forge -- Louise de la Forge and the development of occasionalism: continuous creation and the activity of the soul -- Cordemoy and occasionalism -- "No necessary connection": the medieval roots of the occasionalist roots of Hume -- Choosing a theodicy: the Leibniz-Malebranche-Arnauld connection.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-213) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011377027
ISBN	9780198250081 (hbk.)
ISBN	0198250088 (hbk.)

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