Desmond Clarke
Desmond Clark | |
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Born | 17 January 1942 17th-century philosophy |
Institutions | University College Cork |
Desmond M. Clarke (17 January 1942 – 4 September 2016) was an Irish author and professor of philosophy at University College Cork (UCC). His research interests include history of philosophy and theories of science, with a specific interest in the writings of René Descartes, as well as contemporary church/state relations, human rights, and nationalism.
Early life and education
Clarke was born in Dublin and earned his leaving certificate from Synge Street CBS.[1] Clarke earned a Bachelor of Science from the University College Cork, Bachelor of Philosophy from KU Leuven, and PhD in the University of Notre Dame, where he met his future wife.[2]
Career
Clark was co-editor of the Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy series. He translated and wrote an introduction for the
Clarke was the founder and a general editor of Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. 76 volumes have been published with new translations of non-English texts from ancient Greek, Latin, Arabic, Hebrew, French, Italian and German.
Personal life
Clark died on 4 September 2016 at Our Lady's Hospice in the Harold's Cross suburb of Dublin.[4][5]
Publications
- Descartes' Concept of Scientific Explanation, in J. Cottingham, ed. Descartes (Oxford Readings in Philosophy; Oxford University Press, 1998), pp. 259–80.
- 'Nation, State and Nationality in the Irish Constitution', Ir. Law Times, 16 (1998), 252-6.
- Education, the State, and Sectarian Schools, in T. Murphy and P. Twomey, eds. Ireland's Evolving Constitution (Oxford: Hart, 1998), pp. 65–77.
- Faith and Reason in the Thought of Moise Amyraut, in A. P. Coudert, et al. eds. Judaeo-Christian Intellectual Culture in the Seventeenth Century (Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1999), pp. 145–59.
- (with C. Jones), eds. The Rights of Nations: Nations and Nationalism in a Changing World (New York: St. Martin's Press, and Cork University Press, 1999).
- René Descartes, Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings, trans. Clarke (Penguin, 1998); René Descartes, Discourse on Method and Related Writings, trans. Clarke (Penguin, 1999).
- Causal powers and occasionalism from Descartes to Malebranche, in Stephen Gaukroger, ed. Descartes' Natural Philosophy (Routledge, 2000), 131 -48.
- Cartesianism, in W. Applebaum, ed. Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution (Garland, 2000), 122-24.
- 'Constitutional Bootstrapping: the Irish Nation', Ir. Law Times, 18 (2000), 74-77
- 'Nationalism, the Irish Constitution, and Multicultural Citizenship', Northern Ireland Legal Quart. 51 (2000), 100-19.
- 'Exorcising Ryle's Ghost from Cartesian Metaphysics', Philosophical Inquiry, 23 (2001), 27-36.
- Explanation, Consciousness and Cartesian Dualism, in R.E. Auxier and L.E. Hahn, eds., The Philosophy of Marjorie Grene (Library of Living Philosophers, vol. xxix). Chicago and La Salle, III.; Open Court, 2002, pp. 471–85.
- Descartes's Theory of Mind (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003)
- 'Pascal's Philosophy of Science' in N. Hammond, ed., The Cambridge Companion to Pascal (Cambridge University Press, 2003), 102-121.
- Descartes : A Biography (Cambridge University Press, 2005).[6]
- French Philosophy, 1572–1675 (Oxford University Press, 2016).
References
- ^ "Desmond M Clarke: Fearless philosopher and distinguished scholar". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ Seering, Lauryn. "Desmond M. Clarke - Freedom From Religion Foundation". ffrf.org. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Desmond Clarke staff page at UCC". University College Cork. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Desmond M Clarke: Fearless philosopher and distinguished scholar". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "CLARKE, Desmond M. : Death : Irish Times". notices.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Karen Detlefsen, University of Pennsylvania (8 November 2006). "Desmond M. Clarke: Descartes - a Biography". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Retrieved 3 February 2011.