The interpretation of Descartes in Keiji Nishitani: course and destinyof the modern subject
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https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v81.i316.y2025.012Keywords:
Descartes, subject, subjectivity, modernity, NishitaniAbstract
Is it justified to take Descartes as a paradigmatic example of modern subjectivity? To what extent is it? In this paper I will inquire into this issue in the case of the interpretation articulated by the contemporary Japanese philosopher Keiji Nishitani (1900-1990). This approach will make it possible to clarify what is particularly modern in the Cartesian subject, even after conceding that the traditional way of interpreting Descartes must be reconsidered.
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