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Efal-Lautenschlaeger, Adi (2017). The figural go-between in the Cartesian conception of science. Interdiscip. Sci. Rev., 42 (3). S. 269 - 282. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1743-2790

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Abstract

The article addresses the early-modern conception of figuration, and more specifically the form in which it appears in Descartes' early writings. There is textual evidence suggesting that Descartes was aware both of the mathematical and of the poetical characters of figures, contributing to the design of methodical processes. It is argued that figures play a central role in the Cartesian conception of method, in which figuration, leaning on the universal laws of geometry, is being used as carrier of data from reality to the observing mind and back, as well as from one domain of inquiry to another. It is therefore a central binder of the Cartesian 'Unity of Science', being responsible for the interconnectedness of various domains of inquiry.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Efal-Lautenschlaeger, Adi UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-244611
DOI:	10.1080/03080188.2017.1345066
Journal or Publication Title:	Interdiscip. Sci. Rev.
Volume:	42
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 269 - 282
Date:	2017
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1743-2790
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DESCARTES Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24461