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Descartian

Descartian adjective: synonym of Cartesian.

Adjective

Descartian (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Cartesian.
    • If we have succeeded in purging our theories thoroughly of the Descartian dualism, we are, in principle, ready to deal also with the psycho-physiological dualism which is its modern successor. No doubt, the latter has changed with the fashions of thought sufficiently to discard the Descartian...1920, R. F. Alfred Hoernlé, Studies in Contemporary Metaphysics, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, page 271
    • By the turn of the 20th century, the Descartian model was no longer valid for intellectuals, humanists, artists, and scientists.1987, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, page 48
    Synonyms:
    Cartesian

Examples of Descartian in a sentence

  • If we have succeeded in purging our theories thoroughly of the Descartian dualism, we are, in principle, ready to deal also with the psycho-physiological dualism which is its modern successor.1920, R. F. Alfred Hoernlé, Studies in Contemporary Metaphysics, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, page 271:
  • Furthermore, this situation is helpful for demonstrating the way in which the Descartian paradigm is incapable of being an adequate guide to the rational choices of Catholic morality.2020, Anthony Hollowell, “Ratio in Relatione”, in Ratio in Relatione: The Function of Structural Paradigms and Their Influence on Rational...

Synonyms of Descartian

Forms of Descartian

alternative formDescartean

Origin of Descartian

From Descartes + -ian.

Questions about Descartian

What does Descartian mean?
Descartian means synonym of Cartesian.
How do you use Descartian in a sentence?
If we have succeeded in purging our theories thoroughly of the Descartian dualism, we are, in principle, ready to deal also with the psycho-physiological dualism which is its modern successor.
What part of speech is Descartian?
Descartian is an adjective.

Words near Descartian in the dictionary

  1. Descartes
  2. Descartes Highlands
  3. Descartes law
  4. Descartesean
  5. Descartesian
  6. Descartian
  7. Descemet
  8. Descemet's membrane
  9. Descemet's membranes
  10. descemetitis
  11. descemetocele

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