Sellars on Descartes

In Luca Corti & Antonio Nunziante (eds.), Sellars and the History of Modern Philosophy. New York, USA: Routledge. pp. 15-35 (2018)
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This essay is a critical assessment of Sellars' interpretation and criticism of Descartes. It argues that Sellars made several mistakes in his view of Descartes, although the general thrust of his critique is sound.

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Thought-talk: Descartes and Sellars on intentionality.Lilli Alanen - 1992 - American Philosophical Quarterly 29 (1):19-34.

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