Abstract

MORALES GUERRERO, Julio Armando. Infinity in Descartes and the practical purpose of his philosophy. Prax. filos. [online]. 2016, n.42, pp.203-217. ISSN 0120-4688.

Descartes' concept of the infinite refers to the categories of substance and quantity; it's different to modern mathematical theories of the continuum, related with quality. Cartesianism is based on an infinite which is God; the infinite supposes God and cogito is a consequence of God; this idea explains the world and its intelligibility. Human life is sui generis as goes by between the finite and the measureless infinite; also it is realized because necessity and freedom. This man's vision takes Descartes to find out the truth with the practical purpose to live as well as possible

Keywords : God; infinite; finite; certainty; moral doctrine.

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