Description |
xii, 441 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Cambridge companions in philosophy |
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Cambridge companions to philosophy.
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Contents |
Descartes' life and the development of his philosophy / Geneviève Rodis-Lewis -- Descartes and scholasticism : the intellectual background to Descartes' thought / Roger Ariew -- The nature of abstract reasoning : philosophical aspects of Descartes' work in algebra / Stephen Gaukroger -- Cartesian metaphysics and the role of the simple natures / Jean-Luc Marion -- The Cogito and its importance / Peter Markie -- The idea of God and the proofs of his existence / Jean-Marie Beyssade -- The Cartesian circle / Louis E. Loeb -- Cartesian Dualism : theology, metaphysics, and science / John Cottingham -- Descartes' philosophy of science and the scientific revolution / Desmond Clarke -- Descartes' physics / Daniel Garber -- Descartes' physiology and its relation to his psychology / Gary Hatfield -- Descartes on thinking with the body / Amélie Oksenberg Rorty -- The reception of Descartes' philosophy / Nicholas Jolley |
Summary |
Leading scholars present the full range of Descartes' philosophical achievement in the context of his life and the development of his thought |
Analysis |
France |
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Philosophy |
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France |
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Philosophy |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-438) and index |
Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Subject |
Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
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Philosophers.
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Philosophy, French.
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Author |
Cottingham, John, 1943-
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Cambridge University Press.
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LC no. |
91040483 |
ISBN |
0521366232 |
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0521366968 (paperback) |
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9780521366236 |
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9780521366960 (paperback) |
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