Cartesian Studies

of the Research Council of the Richmond Area University Center, and of the Research Committee of the University of Virginia. I am deeply grateful to them for making possible the realization of a plan that had been entertained for many years.To Miss Jill Hanckel King are due many thanks for her assistance. I wish also to record my gratitude to Mr. John Hunton Moss for his expert help in preparing these studies for republication and to him and Mr. James Reese McKeldin for assuming the responsibilities of proofreading. Foreword Contents Geraud de Cordemoy, 1600–1684 Clerselier, 1614–1684, and Rohault, 1620–1675 Louis de la Chambre, 1594–1669 Samuel Sorbière, 1615–1670 Louis de la Forge and the Critique of Substantial Forms Cartesian Doctrine and the Animal Soul: an Incident in the Formation of the Modern Philosophical Tradition Clauberg and the Development of Occasionalism Some Historical Steps towards Parallelism Cartesian Refutations of Spinoza Matter and Scientific Efficiency Man, Thomistic and Cartesian Index

An investigation into the theories and views of the philosopher Henri Bergson. Looking at where science and philosophy overlap and the sociological influences of his time. This analysis covers Bergson's thoughts on time, intuition, psychology, biology, and morality.