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Pierre-Daniel Huet (1630–1721) and the Skeptics of his Time

Part of the International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées Book Series (volume 238)

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-94716-3

ISBN: 978-3-030-94715-6

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jun 29, 2022

1 - 6 of 6 Chapters

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Chapter 1Introduction

Maia Neto, José R.

Pages: 1 –5

[After a brief indication of Huet’s contribution to the early modern history of ideas, a summary presentation of the methodology and content of the book is provided, pointing out the main novelties the book brings to Huet scholarship.]
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Chapter 2Erudite Libertines

Maia Neto, José R.

Pages: 7 –58

[This chapter points out libertine and skeptical elements related to Huet’s early secular life. It examines his private meetings with erudite scholars. Skeptical features in Huet’s various literary activities during the decade of the 1660s are next examined: in his history and theory of the...
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Chapter 3Traité Philosophique de la Faiblesse de l’Esprit Humain: First Book of Huet’s Planned Alnetanae Quaestiones in Five Books

Maia Neto, José R.

Pages: 59 –103

[This chapter examines in detail the original plan and composition of Huet’s skeptical work, the Traité philosophique de la faiblesse de l’esprit humain. The discovery of a manuscript of this work made possible the reconstitution of its original place in Huet’s planned philosophical/apologetic...
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Chapter 4From Cartesian Physics to Cartesian Skepticism Against Cartesian Metaphysics

Maia Neto, José R.

Pages: 105 –149

[This chapter examines the crucial role played by Descartes in Huet’s philosophical and scientific works. It begins with his early fascination with the French translation of Descartes’s Principles of Philosophy in 1647. Huet remained sympathetic with Descartes’s natural philosophy for about...
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Chapter 5French Skeptics in the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century

Maia Neto, José R.

Pages: 151 –193

[This chapter deals with Huet’s personal and philosophical connections to three other French philosophers who presented skeptical views in the second half of the seventeenth century: Pascal, Foucher and Bayle. It is shown that Pascal’s skeptical interpretation of Descartes’s doubt in the Pensées...
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Chapter 6Conclusion

Maia Neto, José R.

Pages: 195 –199

[The conclusion points out the reception of Huet’s works in the Enlightenment and briefly access the value of his philosophical and apologetical views.]

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