Current debates on human rationality are divided between what Matthew Boyle calls the additive and transformative approaches. My concern is not with the current debate, but with Boyle’s alignment of Descartes and Aristotle with the modern approaches, directing his criticisms against the former, and his defence in support of the latter. What motivates my enquiry is whether Boyle’s use of the two philosophers’ theses stands up to scrutiny and consequently whether his alignments are cogent. I focus primarily on Descartes’ position, examining Boyle’s criticisms. Towards the end, I turn to Aristotle’s position and raise two central questions omitted by Boyle.

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人的理性：笛卡尔和亚里士多德

当前关于人类理性的争论分为马修博伊尔所说的附加方法和变革方法。我关心的不是当前的辩论，而是波义耳将笛卡尔和亚里士多德与现代方法结合起来，将他的批评指向前者，而他的辩护则支持后者。促使我探究的是博伊尔对两位哲学家论文的使用是否经得起推敲，以及因此他的结盟是否具有说服力。我主要关注笛卡尔的立场，考察波义耳的批评。最后，我转向亚里士多德的立场，并提出波义耳忽略的两个核心问题。