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Cartesian anxiety is a philosophical concept for the conflict that a subject experiences of failing to have—in reality—either a fixed and stable foundation for knowledge of what is and is not real, or an inescapable and incomprehensible groundlessness of reality.[1] Richard J. Bernstein coined and used the term in his 1983 book Beyond Objectivism and Relativism: Science, Hermeneutics, and Praxis, referring to the feelings expressed by René Descartes, its namesake, in his Meditations on First Philosophy. This social philosophy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Cartesian anxiety - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cartesian anxiety is a philosophical concept for the conflict that a subject experiences of failing to have—in reality —either a fixed and stable foundation for knowledge of what is and is not real, or an inescapable and incomprehensible groundlessness of reality. [ 1 ] Richard J. Bernstein coined and used the term in his 1983 book Beyond Objectivism and Relativism: Science, Hermeneutics, and Praxis , referring to the feelings expressed by René Descartes , its namesake, in his Meditations on First Philosophy .

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