Department of Philosophy
Directory
Patrick Brissey
Title: | Instructor |
Department: | Philosophy College of Arts and Sciences |
Email: | patrickbrissey@hotmail.com |
Office: | Close-Hipp 518 |
Resources: | Department of Philosophy |
Research Interests
- Modern Philosophy (esp. Descartes)
- Philosophy of Religion
Regularly Taught Courses
- PHIL 213: Communicating Moral Issues
Selected Publications
- “Towards Descartes’ Scientific Method: a posteriori Evidence and The Rhetoric of Les Météores,” in James A.T. Lancaster and Richard Raiswell (eds.). Evidence in the Age of the New Sciences. Springer. 2018.
- “The Form of Descartes’ Method of Doubt.” Southwest Philosophy Review. 33, 2, 233-249. 2017.
- “Reflections on Descartes’ Vocation as an Early Theory of Happiness.” Journal of Early Modern Studies. 4, 2, 69-91. 2015.
- “Rule VIII of Descartes’ Regulae ad directionem ingenii.” Journal of Early Modern Studies. 3, 2. 9-31. 2014.
- “Descartes’ Discours as a Plan for a Universal Science.” Studia Universitatis Babeș Bolyai. Philosophia. 58, 37-60. 2013.
- “Descartes and the Meteorology of the World,” Society and Politics, 6, 88-100. 2012.