# Antoine Arnauld — Philosophical Works character guide

> Antoine Arnauld in Philosophical Works by René Descartes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Arnauld

**First appearance:** 0005-preface-to-the-reader

## Who they are

French theologian and philosopher who raised objections to Descartes' Meditations.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/philosophical_works_se/chapters/endnotes)

Quoted for his definition distinguishing perception (relation to the mind) from idea (relation to the object perceived), and for his work 'Des Vraies et des Fausses Idées'.

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