The Threats of Reason. Anxiety and Fear in Réné Descartes’ "Passions of the Soul"

Authors

  • Francesco Cerrato University of Bologna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-4935/2502

Keywords:

Descartes, Fear, Will, Cogito

Abstract

The essay analyzes Descartes’ Passions of Soul and, in particular, the emotion of fear and its state of Bodies, together with and the capacities of Will and Cogito to control passions.

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Published

2009-12-12

How to Cite

Cerrato, F. (2009). The Threats of Reason. Anxiety and Fear in Réné Descartes’ "Passions of the Soul". Governare La Paura. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1974-4935/2502

Issue

2009

Section

Essays and Notes

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Copyright (c) 2009 Francesco Cerrato

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