La filosofia di Descartes è una filosofia del soggetto?

Sull’uso cartesiano del termine ‘subiectum’ dalle Regulae alle Meditationes de prima philosophia

Abstract

This article aims to clarify the use and meaning of the Cartesian notion of subject – first of all asking for the legitimacy of its use in relation to the philosophy of Descartes, starting from the criticisms that have traditionally been addressed to it. After examining the recurrences of the term ‘subjectum’ in the Regulæ, I will show how it is assumed in the Meditationes and then in the debate with Hobbes: therein, the term ‘subjectum’ is sometimes associated with the cogito ego, and reveals an intrinsic ambiguity of which. Finally, therefore, I will try to explain the different meanings (at least five) covered by the Cartesian notion of ‘subjectum’.