Bayle crític de Descartes: un escèptic al rescat del racionalisme?

This article focuses on Bayle’s interpretation of Cartesianism. While Descartes finds rationalism to be compatible with the omnipotent God of the Christian tradition, Bayle sustains that giving credence to the belief in God undermines rationalism, since rational evidence and an omnipotent God (the l...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Olesti i Vila, Josep
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/14714
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/14714
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Bayle, Pierre, 1647-1706
Descartes, René, 1596-1650
Filosofia moderna
Philosophy, Modern
Racionalisme
Rationalism
Escepticisme
Skepticism
Ateisme
Atheism
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Summary:This article focuses on Bayle’s interpretation of Cartesianism. While Descartes finds rationalism to be compatible with the omnipotent God of the Christian tradition, Bayle sustains that giving credence to the belief in God undermines rationalism, since rational evidence and an omnipotent God (the latter eventually fallacious) are logically irreconcilable. After analysing Descartes’ reasoning and Bayle’s arguments, their value is assessed and the consequences are explored