Infimus gradus libertatis? Descartes on indifference and divine freedom Journal Article uri icon

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abstract

  • Descartes held the doctrine that the eternal truths are freely created by God. He seems to have thought that a proper understanding of God's freedom entails such a doctrine concerning the eternal truths. In this paper, I examine Descartes' account of divine freedom. I argue that Descartes' statements about indifference, namely that indifference is the lowest grade of freedom and that indifference is the essence of God's freedom are not incompatible. I also show how Descartes arrived at his doctrine of the creation of the eternal truths by consideration of the nature of God's freedom.

publication date

  • December 1, 2003

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  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • November 17, 2013 8:48 AM

Full Author List

  • KAUFMAN DAN

author count

  • 1

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0034-4125

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1469-901X

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 391

end page

  • 406

volume

  • 39

issue

  • 4