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Strict and Broad Ideas in DTOI

Introduction Descartes’s use of the word “idea” is undeniably non-univocal, but this ambiguity is not itself an overlooked feature of his theory. Modern Cartesian commentators

Questions for Kurt Smith and Dr. David C. Ring

1. What exactly does “idea” mean in Descartes’s texts, and is it legitimate to treat “idea” as having both a strict/representational and a non-strict/awareness sense?