Explicação científica em Descartes: O papel da experiência

Scientific explanation in Descartes: The role of experience

Authors

  • Pedro Falcão Pricladnitzky

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze some conceptual elements that compose the strucutre of scientific thinking in Descartes, specifically, the relations between theoretical principles and experience. An examination of the ways by which the author presents and sustains a model of a priori science that utilizes empirical cognitions is proposed. This investigation will lead to an intepretation that defends that science for Descartes is not a purely intellectual activity, empirical hypothesis and suppositions have an essential role on scientific reasoning. Keywords: Scientific reasoning; experience; hypothesis.

Published

2020-03-18

How to Cite

Falcão Pricladnitzky, P. . (2020). Explicação científica em Descartes: O papel da experiência: Scientific explanation in Descartes: The role of experience. Modernos & Contemporâneos - International Journal of Philosophy [issn 2595-1211], 3(7). Retrieved from https://ojs.ifch.unicamp.br/index.php/modernoscontemporaneos/article/view/4065