Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Looking inward: truth, falsehood, and clear and distinct ideas; 2. Error in judgment; 3. Free will; 4. Free will and the likeness to God; 5. From intellectual to practical reason; 6. Descartes' deontological ethics of virtue; References; Index.
This book reconsiders the place that the will occupies in Descartes' mature epistemology and ethics.
Noa Naaman-Zauderer is senior lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Tel-Aviv University. She is the author of Descartes: The Loneliness of a Philosopher (2007) and co-editor of Discourse and Dialogue: Multi-Perspective Philosophy (2003).
'This book's uncovering of the deontological aspects of Descartes'
thought represents an original and worthwhile contribution to
Cartesian scholarship. It is a rich, tightly argued and carefully
researched book that accomplishes its proposed goals of inviting
scholars to reconsider Descartes' views in light of deontological
considerations and of opening up fresh avenues and perspectives of
inquiry.' Andreea Mihali, Philosophy in Review
'Descartes' Deontological Turn is a thorough piece of scholarship.
The book is well researched and well written. Above all,
Naaman-Zauderer has offered us an astute defense of many
controversial interpretations of Descartes.' Eric Stencil, Journal
of the History of Philosophy
'Descartes' Deontological Turn is a well-focused and up-to-date
contribution to a set of debates in Cartesian scholarship that
reinserts Descartes' epistemological and metaphysical thought in
the broader context of his theological and ethical
pre-occupations.' Richard Davies, Universita degli Studi di
Bergamo
'… this book is a very significant contribution to Cartesian
studies - a 'must read', in my opinion, for faculty or graduate
students interested in the topics it addresses … According to
Naaman-Zauderer, her goal in the book is 'to open up a new way of
approaching a wide cluster of long-debated issues in Descartes'
epistemology and ethics' … She not only makes a brilliant effort
toward this goal, but achieves it.' C. P. Ragland, Notre Dame
Philosophical Reviews
'Noa Naaman-Zauderer's Descartes' Deontological Turn is a brilliant
book. It is lucid in explanation and elegantly written, achieving a
level of originality and mastery of her subject that significantly
reshapes our understanding of central aspects of Cartesian
metaphysics and epistemology, as well as ethical theory.' Thomas
Vinci, IYYUN: The Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly
'[This book's] thorough presentation of current English-language
Descartes scholarship on a wide range of topics and its careful
collation of numerous passages relevant to the topics of
error,freedom, and ethics should make [it] useful to Descartes
scholars and especially to graduate students.' Sean Greenberg,
University of California, Irvine
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