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<journal-id>0185-2450</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Diánoia]]></journal-title>
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<issn>0185-2450</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/iifs.18704913e.2018.81.1573</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El argumento fundamental de la metafísica cartesiana: hacia una interpretación dialéctica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[[The Fundamental Argument in Cartesian Metaphysics. Towards a Dialectical Interpretation]]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De Teresa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Marcos]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<volume>63</volume>
<numero>81</numero>
<fpage>85</fpage>
<lpage>107</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0185-24502018000200085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0185-24502018000200085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0185-24502018000200085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este artículo ofrece razones iniciales para interpretar en forma dia-léctica las &#8220;pruebas de la existencia divina&#8221; que Descartes ofrece en sus Meditaciones III y V. Primero indico algunos precedentes entre los comentaristas contemporáneos y señalo cómo esa manera de abordar los problemas funda-mentales arranca en los clásicos griegos. Después muestro cómo un procedi-miento dialéctico podría resolver un conjunto de problemas que, en principio, incluye el tradicional &#8220;círculo cartesiano&#8221;. Por último, intento mostrar que no es impensable atribuirle a Descartes una argumentación metafísica del tipo indicado; para ello, esgrimo un pequeño conjunto de argumentos textuales. Mi conclusión es que este tipo de interpretaciones merecen explorarse con mayor esmero.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This paper intends to sketch an initial reason for reading in a dialec-tical way the &#8220;proofs of God&#8217;s existence&#8221; in Descartes&#8217; Meditations, III and V. I begin by indicating antecedents for this kind of interpretation among com-mentators, and show how this approach towards basic philosophical prob-lems can be traced to the Greek classics. I then try to explain how this ar-gumentative procedure can afford in principle a solution to the well-known riddle of the &#8220;Cartesian circle&#8221;, among other related issues. Finally, I discuss a small set of textual points and show that attributing a dialectical character to Descartes&#8217; main metaphysical arguments should not be taken to be implausi-ble at all. I conclude that interpretations of this kind deserve a more careful exploration.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epistemic grounds]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cartesian circle]]></kwd>
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