Arnold Geulincx
Flemish Cartesian philosopher · Academics · Lived 1624 to 1669 · aged 45
Arnold Geulincx, also known by his pseudonym Philaretus, was a Flemish philosopher, metaphysician, and logician. He was one of the followers of René Descartes who tried to work out more detailed versions of a generally Cartesian philosophy.
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Samuel Beckett cited Geulincx as a key influence and interlocutor because of Geulincx's emphasis on the powerlessness and ignorance of the human condition.
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1624 to 1669 · aged 45
