Descartes' Cogito Saved from the Great Shipreck [Paperback]

A provocative interpretation of Descartes that claims the cogito should be read as an intuition.Perhaps the most famous proposition in the history of philosophy is Descartes' cogito I think therefore I am . Husain Sarkar claims in this provocative new interpretation of Descartes that the ancient tradition of reading the cogito as an argument is mistaken. It should, he says, be read as an intuition. Through this new interpretative lens, Sarkar reconsiders key Cartesian topics. Finally, the book demonstrates how Descartes' attempt to prove the existence of God is foiled by a new Cartesian Circle.Perhaps the most famous proposition in the history of philosophy is Descartes' cogito I think therefore I am . Husain Sarkar claims in this provocative new interpretation of Descartes that the ancient tradition of reading the cogito as an argument is mistaken. It should, he says, be read as an intuition. Through this new interpretative lens, Sarkar reconsiders key Cartesian topics. Finally, the book demonstrates how Descartes' attempt to prove the existence of God is foiled by a new Cartesian Circle.Perhaps the most famous proposition in the history of philosophy is Descartes' cogito I think therefore I am . Husain Sarkar claims in this provocative new interpretation of Descartes that the ancient tradition of reading the cogito as an argument is mistaken. It should, he says, be read as an intuition. Through this new interpretative lens, Sarkar reconsiders key Cartesian topics. He demonstrates how Descartes' attempt to prove the existence of God is foiled by a new Cartesian Circle.Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. The prolegomena to any future epistemology; 2. The problem of epistemology; 3. The solution: cogito; 4. A skeptic against reason; 5. The five ways; 6. Cogito: not an argument; 7. The content of the cogito; 8. Memory, explanation, and will; Appendices; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index. ...a very interesting and thought-provoking book that combinl³g