Lisa Shapiro
Simon Fraser University, Philosophy, Faculty Member
- Gender and Philosophy, Philosophy, René Descartes (in Philosophy/History Of Philosophy/17th Century Early Modern Philosophy), David Hume, History Of Modern Philosophy, Baruch Spinoza, and 19 more17th and 18th century Philosophy, 17th Century and Early Modern, 17th Century Rationalism, Philosophy of Emotion, 17th Century & Early Modern Philosophy, George Berkeley, John Locke, Hume, History of Philosophy, Memory (Cognitive Psychology), Intentionality, Pleasure, Spinoza, Descartes, Benedict de Spinoza, Interdisciplinary History, Rene Descartes, Women in the Renaissance, and Early Modern theories of the passionsedit
ABSTRACT: I reflect critically on the early modern philosophical canon in light of the entrenchment and homogeneity of the lineup of seven core figures: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. After distinguishing... more
ABSTRACT: I reflect critically on the early modern philosophical canon in light of the entrenchment and homogeneity of the lineup of seven core figures: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. After distinguishing three elements of a philosophical canon—a causal story, a set of core philosophical questions, and a set of distinctively philosophical works—I argue that recent efforts contextualizing the history of philosophy within the history of science subtly shift the central philosophical questions and allow for a greater range of figures to be philosophically central. However, the history of science is but one context in which to situate philosophical works. Looking at the historical context of seventeenth-century philosophy of mind, one that weaves together questions of consciousness, rationality, and education, does more than shift the central questions—it brings new ones to light. It also shows that a range of genres can be properly philosophical and seaml...
The past two decades have seen an explosion of feminist writing on the philosophical canon, a development that has clear parallels in other disciplines like literature and art history. Since most of the writing is, in one way or another,... more
The past two decades have seen an explosion of feminist writing on the philosophical canon, a development that has clear parallels in other disciplines like literature and art history. Since most of the writing is, in one way or another, critical of the tradition, a natural question to ask is: Why does the history of philosophy have importance for feminist
The sponsor-site relationship is an essential consideration in investigative sites' willingness to participate in clinical trials and sites' ability to perform successfully. To better understand factors that impact this... more
The sponsor-site relationship is an essential consideration in investigative sites' willingness to participate in clinical trials and sites' ability to perform successfully. To better understand factors that impact this relationship, the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, in conjunction with a working group of 10 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, developed a comprehensive two-part survey to examine clinical trial
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Abstract: I here address Descartes' account of human nature as a union of mind and body by appealing to The Passions of the Soul. I first show that Descartes takes us to be able to reform the naturally instituted associations... more
Abstract: I here address Descartes' account of human nature as a union of mind and body by appealing to The Passions of the Soul. I first show that Descartes takes us to be able to reform the naturally instituted associations between bodily and mental states. I go on to argue ...
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Descartes is not widely recognized for his ethical thought. Indeed, some might be sur-prised to learn that Descartes had any thoughts at all about moral philosophy. While Descartes's writings do not include any systematic and... more
Descartes is not widely recognized for his ethical thought. Indeed, some might be sur-prised to learn that Descartes had any thoughts at all about moral philosophy. While Descartes's writings do not include any systematic and definitive presentation of this area of philosophy, his ...
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The concept of bodily health is problematic for mechanists like Descartes, as it seems that they need to appeal to something extrinsic to a machine, ie, its purpose, to determine whether the machine is working well or badly, and so... more
The concept of bodily health is problematic for mechanists like Descartes, as it seems that they need to appeal to something extrinsic to a machine, ie, its purpose, to determine whether the machine is working well or badly, and so healthy or unhealthy. I take issue with this claim. ...
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It might well seem that Descartes has little to say about the human good. After all, he did not author a work devoted to ethics, and his scattered remarks in his published worksthe Discourse on Method, the Passions of the Soul, and the... more
It might well seem that Descartes has little to say about the human good. After all, he did not author a work devoted to ethics, and his scattered remarks in his published worksthe Discourse on Method, the Passions of the Soul, and the preface to the French translation of the ...