Cartesian Self

Interview. (Post)Modern Aesthetics on Trial: Revisiting a Century of Avant-Gardes

Aleš Erjavec, Oana Șerban   Abstract   This interview is inspired the most important working-hypothesis presented in the volume Aesthetic Revolutions and the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde Movements, edited by Aleš Erjavec, that questions the legitimacy of the distinction between aesthetic and artistic avant-gardes, supported by the relationship of each concept with the modern revolutionary politics. The … [Read more…]

Descartes on What “Truly Belongs” to Us

Saja Parvizian Abstract In recent literature commentators have challenged the standard interpretation that the Cartesian Self is a res cogitans. Various modifications have been proposed: the will should be regarded as an essential feature of thought as well (not just the intellect), and even the body – in some sense – belongs to the Cartesian … [Read more…]