Descartes

Descartes: a guide for the perplexed

by Skirry, Justin

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Rene Descartes is arguably the most important seventeenth-century thinker and the father of modern philosophy. His seminal works are widely studied by students of philosophy. Yet his unique method and its divergence from the method of his scholastic predecessors and contemporaries raises complex and often challenging issues. Descartes: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of Descartes' philosophy, his major works and ideas, providing an ideal guide to the important and comp…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Descartes : a guide for the perplexed / Justin Skirry.

Summary

Rene Descartes is arguably the most important seventeenth-century thinker and the father of modern philosophy. His seminal works are widely studied by students of philosophy. Yet his unique method and its divergence from the method of his scholastic predecessors and contemporaries raises complex and often challenging issues. Descartes: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of Descartes' philosophy, his major works and ideas, providing an ideal guide to the important and complex thought of this key philosopher. The book covers the whole range of Descartes' philosophical work.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Continuum
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xi, 182 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781441145673, 1441145672, 9781441131034, 1441131035, 1283205955, 9781283205955, 9786613205957, 6613205958
  • oclc:ocn742361650
  • LC Classification:B1873
  • Dewey Decimal:194

Table of Contents

1. Method; 2. Mind and Idea; 3. The Existence of God; 4. Knowledge; 5. Body; 6. The Mind-Body Relation; 7. Sensations, Passions, and Morals.

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