PARADIGM (Cartesian)
Charles François (2004). PARADIGM (Cartesian), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2465.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2465 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
E. MORIN describes as follows the main characteristics of the paradigm derived from R. DESCARTES (1596-1650) philosophy and which dominated western throught from the 17th Century on.
- “The Cartesian paradigm separates the ”subject “ from the ”object “, with a proper sphere for each: philosophy and reflexive investigation on one side; science and objective research on the other side”(1996, p. 26); dichotomy , and it emphasizes also the origin of growing and finally extreme specialization.
MORIN enumerates the following paradigmatic dichotomies in DESCARTES' worldview: “subject /object ; soul/body ; spirit/matter ; quality/quantity; causality / finality ; feeling/reason; freedom /determinism ; existence/essence”(Ibid.)