Matthew Homan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4504008 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Homan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Homan |
| SIGNATURE | HOMAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Christopher Newport University |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-9399-7445 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Descartes and the importance of being resolute
Resolution plays a defining role in Descartes' conception of virtue, but it is not obvious why resolution has such a prominent place in Cartesian ethics, and what Descartes says on the matter admits of different interpretations. I survey three ways of explaining the importance of being resolute for Descartes: (1) the decision-theoretic analysis, according to which resolution optimises decisional outcomes in a proto-decision-theoretic manner; (2) …
Irresolution and Other Weaknesses of Soul in Descartes
This paper contributes to a better understanding of Cartesian irresolution by clarifying its relation to akrasia and wantonness. It argues that irresolution (qua passion) is the same as neither akrasia nor wantonness, but is, like them, a kind of weakness of soul. If akrasia consists in having what Descartes calls ‘firm and decisive judgments’ (F&D judgments) but failing to act on them, and wantonness consists in not having any F&D judgments at a…
Spinoza’s Epistemology through a Geometrical Lens
Spinoza's Epistemology Through a Geometrical Lens
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Spinoza’s Epistemology through a Geometrical Lens
Spinoza's Epistemology Through a Geometrical Lens
Irresolution and Other Weaknesses of Soul in Descartes
This paper contributes to a better understanding of Cartesian irresolution by clarifying its relation to akrasia and wantonness. It argues that irresolution (qua passion) is the same as neither akrasia nor wantonness, but is, like them, a kind of weakness of soul. If akrasia consists in having what Descartes calls ‘firm and decisive judgments’ (F&D judgments) but failing to act on them, and wantonness consists in not having any F&D judgments at a…
Descartes and the importance of being resolute
Resolution plays a defining role in Descartes' conception of virtue, but it is not obvious why resolution has such a prominent place in Cartesian ethics, and what Descartes says on the matter admits of different interpretations. I survey three ways of explaining the importance of being resolute for Descartes: (1) the decision-theoretic analysis, according to which resolution optimises decisional outcomes in a proto-decision-theoretic manner; (2) …
Epistemology (2 works) · Historical Philosophy and Science (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (2 works) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Consequentialism (1 work) · Families in Therapy and Culture (1 work) · Free Will and Agency (1 work) · Lens (geology) (1 work)