Project description
Cartesian networks – how new ideas spread
Social networks play a pivotal role in generating and diffusing new ideas. A case in point involved the French philosopher René Descartes, who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. There, his ideas were spread successfully by his followers through their social networks. Recently, quantitative network analysis was elevated to the rank of a discipline. The EU-funded Cartesian Networks project intends to demonstrate to what extent techniques and methodologies developed by scientists can produce an understanding of the structure and dynamics that secured the successful spread of the Cartesian philosophy.
Objective
Throughout his life, Descartes experienced a tension between isolation and openness to the world. By his own admission, he left France for the Dutch Republic in search of peace and solitude -- although it has recently been argued that Descartes' political affiliations may also have played a role in his decision to migrate. On the other hand, his groundbreaking views earned him a reputation as an innovator, leading to the creation of a network of Cartesians that was essential in promoting Descartes' philosophy in the Dutch Republic. In recent years, historians have paid increasing attention to the role played by social and intellectual networks in the processes of knowledge creation and dissemination. At the same time, in the last two decades or so, quantitative network analysis has grown to become a full-blown scientific discipline with its own research centres and university courses. Taking advantage of these parallel developments, this project aims to show how the use of techniques and methods developed by network scientists can yield new insights into the structure and dynamics of the network(s) that guaranteed the success of Cartesian philosophy in the Dutch Republic.
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- social sciences political sciences government systems
- humanities philosophy, ethics and religion philosophy
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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3062 PA Rotterdam
Netherlands
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