MATERIALISTIC COMPONENT IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF R. DESCARTES: RECOGNITION OF THE STATUS OF SUBSTANCE TO THE CORPOREAL UNIVERSE
Vasiliy Pavlovich Goran
Institute of Philosophy and Law, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Nikolaev st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: Descartes, philosophy, ontology, substance, incorporeal god, material world, creation of the world, laws of nature, dependence of god, independence of god
Abstract
The article notes, considers and assesses the presence of a materialistic component in the philosophy of R. Descartes, which is embodied mainly in the recognition of the independent ontological status of the material world. This is its status as an independent substance. However, Descartes combines this with the assertion of the absolute dependence of everything that exists on the creative activity of the incorporeal god. But even when such dependence is claimed, the existence of something that is present in the corporeal world independently of god is also recognized. Special attention is given to how this parallel adherence to mutually exclusive positions influenced Descartes in advancing the materialistic position as one of them.
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