The Hegemonic in the Soul: Critiques of Voluntarism and Intellectualism in Cudworth’s Philosophy
In this article I study the criticisms that Ralph Cudworth (1617-1688), a seventeenth century Cambridge Platonist, makes of scholastic psychology in his posthumous work Treatise of Freewill (1838). The Englishman gives an account of some views according to which a total separation of the faculties i...
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I15-R231-article-2592025-08-19T14:24:30Z The Hegemonic in the Soul: Critiques of Voluntarism and Intellectualism in Cudworth’s Philosophy Lo hegemónico en el alma: Críticas al voluntarismo y al intelectualismo en la filosofía de Cudworth Strok, Natalia Libre albedrío Cudworth Alma humana Free will Cudworth Human soul In this article I study the criticisms that Ralph Cudworth (1617-1688), a seventeenth century Cambridge Platonist, makes of scholastic psychology in his posthumous work Treatise of Freewill (1838). The Englishman gives an account of some views according to which a total separation of the faculties in the soul is necessary in order to give a definition of free will, view that he regards as scholastic. And he presents his criticisms, that point to this lack of unity, which is why the separation becomes a paradox or a vicious circle. Given these problems, he offers his proposal for the human soul, according to which our first motivation is produced by a desire for good and happiness. The soul finds in the hegemonic, or power of free will, that which unifies the various energies in the soul, and thus the locus of freedom, since it is the self-determination of the soul. In this way, his proposal is presented as overcoming the problems of voluntarism and intellectualism. En el presente artículo estudio las críticas que Ralph Cudworth (1617-1688), miembro del grupo de los Platónicos de Cambridge del siglo XVII, realiza a la psicología escolástica en la obra póstuma Treatise of Freewill (1838). El inglés da cuenta de las posturas que sostienen la total separación entre facultades en el alma para dar una definición del libre albedrío, que él considera como escolástica. Y presenta sus críticas, que apuntan a esa falta de unidad, por lo cual deviene en paradoja o círculo vicioso. Dada cuenta de esos problemas, ofrece su propuesta para el alma humana, según la cual nuestra primera motivación se produce por un deseo del bien y de la felicidad. El alma encuentra en lo hegemónico, o poder de la voluntad libre, aquello que unifica las distintas energías en el alma, y, por ello, el lugar donde reside la libertad, ya que se trata de la auto determinación del alma. De esta manera, su propuesta se presenta como superadora de los problemas del voluntarismo y el intelectualismo. Escuela de Filosofía. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2025-08-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://cuadernosfilosoficos.unr.edu.ar/index.php/cf/article/view/259 10.35305/cf2.vi21.259 Cuadernos Filosóficos / Segunda Época; No. 21 (2024) Cuadernos Filosóficos / Segunda Época; Núm. 21 (2024) 2683-9024 1850-3667 spa https://cuadernosfilosoficos.unr.edu.ar/index.php/cf/article/view/259/201 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 |
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In this article I study the criticisms that Ralph Cudworth (1617-1688), a seventeenth century Cambridge Platonist, makes of scholastic psychology in his posthumous work Treatise of Freewill (1838). The Englishman gives an account of some views according to which a total separation of the faculties in the soul is necessary in order to give a definition of free will, view that he regards as scholastic. And he presents his criticisms, that point to this lack of unity, which is why the separation becomes a paradox or a vicious circle. Given these problems, he offers his proposal for the human soul, according to which our first motivation is produced by a desire for good and happiness. The soul finds in the hegemonic, or power of free will, that which unifies the various energies in the soul, and thus the locus of freedom, since it is the self-determination of the soul. In this way, his proposal is presented as overcoming the problems of voluntarism and intellectualism. |
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