The Modern Project to Rigor: Descartes to NietzscheBuilding on the works of Popkin, Gilson, Fackenheim, and Kaufmann, the author expands the scope of what can be treated by the hypothesis of skepticism or pursuit of rigor in the modern world. |
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accept adequacy adequate allegiance appearances Aristotle attempt becomes causality clearer coherence commitment contradiction cosmological argument cosmos deepest definitive demonstrate freedom deny freedom Descartes Descartes's desperate deterministic ding-an-sich distinct doubt Enlightenment project Enlightenment thinker Enlightenment's Eternal Recurrence existence experience expression force freedom and determinism G. W. F. Hegel gnostic Goethe Hegel Heidegger higher human Hume Hume's hypothesis idea identity identity of indiscernibles imagination infinity irra irrational judo Kant Kant's knowledge Leibniz mathematics means mediocrity ment metaphysical mind modern philosophy motif nature never Newton Nietzsche Nietzsche's notion noumenal objects ourselves passion perhaps phenomenal physical Plato position possible project to rigor rational reality of freedom rigor-as-adequacy rigor-as-reduction Romantic sceptic Schopenhauer sense of reason senses of rigor sion solution speculative Spinoza spirit strategy substance suspicion theory things thought tion traditional truth Übermensch ultimate universe uplift vision Will-to-Power