Widespread scholarly agreement has it that Descartes' theory of judgment favors a compatibilist interpretation. This essay explains and rebuts the standard arguments made on behalf of compatibilist readings, while explaining and defending a libertarian interpretation. Along with relevant Fourth Meditation doctrines and texts, my analysis encompasses a much discussed 1645 letter discussing his account. Although some scholars view the letter as departing from the account of the Meditations, I argue that the two works present a consistent view – allowing us to take at face value that the letter purports to elaborate Descartes' intended meaning in the associated Fourth Meditation passage.

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对笛卡尔判断论的自由主义解释的辩护1

学术界普遍认为笛卡尔的判断理论支持相容主义解释。本文解释并反驳了代表相容主义解读的标准论点，同时解释并捍卫了自由主义的解释。除了相关的第四沉思教义和文本之外，我的分析还包括一封 1645 年讨论他的叙述的信函。尽管一些学者认为这封信背离了《沉思录》的叙述，但我认为这两部作品呈现了一致的观点——让我们从表面上看这封信旨在阐述笛卡尔在相关的《第四沉思录》段落中的预期含义。