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TERESA, José Marcos de. Dead-ends: Two reconstructions of the answer to the Cartesian circle. Sig. Fil [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.27, pp.43-70. ISSN 1665-1324.

The problem of logical circularity, which traditionally has been blamed on Cartesian metaphysics, was clearly seen by Descartes himself, who moreover advertised its avoidance (or its solution) as a crucial merit of his own philosophy. On this subject two of the most popular commentaries on Descartes -those of Margaret Wilson and John Cottingham, which are widely used in teaching at least in Spanish- are criticized. Some of the objections I set here against both readings are textual in nature, while other ones hinge, as I argue, on their respective conceptual weaknesses. Wilson's proposed solution is shown to the botched, while Cottingham is shown to fail in his attempt to dissolve the problem.

Palabras llave : circle; Cottingham; Descartes; interpretation; Wilson.

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