Reason in the Context of Man’s Vocation in Plato, Aristotle, and Descartes Cover Image

Разум у оквиру одређења човјека код Платона, Аристотела и Декарта
Reason in the Context of Man’s Vocation in Plato, Aristotle, and Descartes

Author(s): Luka Kešeljević
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Приштини
Keywords: reason; anthropological problem; vocation; metaphysics; anthropology.

Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses the problem of reason in antiquity (Plato and Aristotle) and in modernity (Descartes). The first section introduces the question of reason as man’s vocation; the second section deals with the question of rationality in Plato and Aristotle; the third section discusses the problem of reason in modern philosophy with Descartes, while the final section considers a possible step forward from modern metaphysics to anthropology. The discussion of philosophical anthropology’s foundations permeates throughout the entire paper.

  • Issue Year: 54/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 285-307
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Serbian