Valtteri Viljanen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5921839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valtteri Viljanen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valtteri |
| FAMILY NAME | Viljanen |
| SIGNATURE | VILJANEN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turku |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8373-0847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Early Modern Rationalists and Substantial Form
This paper argues that, contrary to what one might think, early modern rationalism displays an increasing and well-grounded sensitivity to certain metaphysical questions substantial form was designed to answer— despite the fact that the notion itself was in such disrepute, and emphatically banished from natural philosophy. This main thesis is established by examining the thought of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz through the framework constitute…
Why Virtue Is not Quite Enough
Descartes explicitly states that virtue is sufficient for attaining happiness. In this paper I argue that, within the framework he develops, this is not exactly true: more than virtuous action is needed to secure happiness. I begin by analyzing, in Section 2, the Cartesian notion of virtue in order to show the way in which it closely connects to what, for Descartes, forms the very essence of morality – the correct use of our free will. Section 3,…
Kant on Moral Agency
This paper aims to discern the limits of the highly influential Incorporation Thesis to give proper weight to our sensuous side in Kant’s theory of moral action. I first examine the view of the faculties underpinning the theory, which allows me to outline the passage from natural to rational action. This enables me to designate the factors involved in actual human agency and thereby to show that, contrary to what the Incorporation Thesis may temp…
Spinoza Past and Present
Wiep van Bunge. Spinoza Past and Present: Essays on Spinoza, Spinozism, and Spinoza Scholarship. Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History 215. Leiden: Brill, 2012. xiv + 256 pp. $146. ISBN: 978–90–04–23137–5. - Volume 66 Issue 3
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Spinoza Past and Present
Wiep van Bunge. Spinoza Past and Present: Essays on Spinoza, Spinozism, and Spinoza Scholarship. Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History 215. Leiden: Brill, 2012. xiv + 256 pp. $146. ISBN: 978–90–04–23137–5. - Volume 66 Issue 3
Kant on Moral Agency
This paper aims to discern the limits of the highly influential Incorporation Thesis to give proper weight to our sensuous side in Kant’s theory of moral action. I first examine the view of the faculties underpinning the theory, which allows me to outline the passage from natural to rational action. This enables me to designate the factors involved in actual human agency and thereby to show that, contrary to what the Incorporation Thesis may temp…
Why Virtue Is not Quite Enough
Descartes explicitly states that virtue is sufficient for attaining happiness. In this paper I argue that, within the framework he develops, this is not exactly true: more than virtuous action is needed to secure happiness. I begin by analyzing, in Section 2, the Cartesian notion of virtue in order to show the way in which it closely connects to what, for Descartes, forms the very essence of morality – the correct use of our free will. Section 3,…
The Early Modern Rationalists and Substantial Form
This paper argues that, contrary to what one might think, early modern rationalism displays an increasing and well-grounded sensitivity to certain metaphysical questions substantial form was designed to answer— despite the fact that the notion itself was in such disrepute, and emphatically banished from natural philosophy. This main thesis is established by examining the thought of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz through the framework constitute…
Philosophy (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought (3 works) · Action (physics) (2 works) · Historical Philosophy and Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Natural (archaeology) (2 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (2 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 work)