A Descartes Dictionary

A Descartes Dictionary
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 0631185380
ISBN-13 : 9780631185383
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Book Synopsis A Descartes Dictionary by : John G. Cottingham

Download or read book A Descartes Dictionary written by John G. Cottingham and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1993-06-07 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To confront the philosophical system of Rene Descartes is to contemplate a magnificently laid out map of human cognitive endeavour. In following Descartes arguments, the reader is drawn into some of the most fundamental and challenging issues in all of philosophy. In this dictionary, John Cottingham presents an alphabetied guide to this most stimulating and widely-studied of philosophers. He examines the key concepts and ideas in Cartesian thought and places them in the context both of the seventeenth-century intellectual climate and of subsequent interpretation. The entries range over a wide variety of areas including cosmology, physics, theology, psychology and ethics. The book is designed to appeal to the newcomer to Descartes, whether student or general reader, while also providing detailed critical comment and precise textual references for the more advanced reader. Also included are a general introduction describing Descartes' life and works, and bibliographic guide to the Cartesian texts and the mass of interpretative literature on Descartes.


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