From desire to encounter: the human quest for the infinite
The article begins with the journey towards knowledge of the infinite that is traced out in Descartes's Meditations. Drawing on Levinas's construal of the argument in the Third Meditation, I argue that Descartes's reflections on God as infinite can be a starting point for deepening ou...
Subtitles: | Religious Experience and Desire Guest |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Religious studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 55, Issue: 3, Pages: 375-388 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Descartes, René 1596-1650, Meditationes de prima philosophia
/ Human being
/ Longing
/ Infinity
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IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion |
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