Companion to Descartes
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A collection of more than 30 specially commissioned essays, this volume surveys the work of the 17th-century philosopher-scientist commonly regarded as the founder of modern philosophy, while integrating unique essays detailing the context and impact of his work. Les mer
A collection of more than 30 specially commissioned essays, this volume surveys the work of the 17th-century philosopher-scientist commonly regarded as the founder of modern philosophy, while integrating unique essays detailing the context and impact of his work. * Covers the full range of historical and philosophical perspectives on the work of Descartes* Discusses his seminal contributions to our understanding of skepticism, mind-body dualism, self-knowledge, innate ideas, substance, causality, God, and the nature of animals* Explores the philosophical significance of his contributions to mathematics and science* Concludes with a section on the impact of Descartes's work on subsequent philosophers
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 558
- ISBN
- 9781405121545
- Utgivelsesår
- 2007
- Format
- 25 x 18 cm
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"Good companions fulfil two more duties - they provide better ways of understanding the familiar and they also defamiliarise it by encouraging new slants and alerting us to relatively ignored issues: this companion does both.... A most attractive and wide-ranging addition to its field." (Reference Reviews, Issue 6 2008)