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Descartes : the life and times of a genius / A.C. Grayling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grayling, A. C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
- Descartes, René.
- Philosophers--France--Biography.
- Philosophers.
- France.
- Science--Philosophy--History--17th century.
- Science.
- Science--Philosophy.
- History.
- France--Intellectual life--17th century.
- Intellectual life.
- Europe--Intellectual life--17th century.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First U.S. edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Walker & Co., 2006.
- Summary:
- Examines the life of René Descartes, the seminal scientist, mathematician, traveler, soldier, and spy who transformed seventeenth-century Europe and became the father of modern philosophy.
- Contents:
- Who was Descartes?
- The awakening
- A night of dreams
- The mystery of the rosy cross
- Nine years of travel
- Animals on the moon
- Francine
- The shape of snow
- Descartes Contra Voetius
- The princess of the passions
- The queen of winter.
- Notes:
- Reprint. Originally published: Descartes : the life of René Descartes and its place in his times. London : Free Press, 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-289) and index.
- ISBN:
- 080271501X
- 9780802715012
- OCLC:
- 74729273
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