R. Descartes (1596 – 1650), French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. His major works include Discours de la méthode (1637), Meditationes de prima philosophia (1641), and Principia philosophiae (1644). He mainly worked on philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and mathematics.
Standard data for cataloging: VIAF LCCN GND |
Representation, philosophy: representations are adopted internal conditions, such as visual imaginations or linguistic completions, which set in as associations or are possibly developed by reconstruction. In a wider sense, sentences, words, and symbols are representations within a character system. See also truth maker, idea, sentences, propositions, intensions, correspondence, speech act theory._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |