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History of modern philosophy, by Kuno Fischer. Descartes and his school, tr. from the 3d and rev. German ed. by J. P. Gordy... Ed. by Noah Porter...
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1887 Fischer
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fischer, Kuno, 1824-1907.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
- Descartes, René.
- Philosophy, Modern--History.
- Philosophy, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- xvi p., 1., 589p. 23cm.
- Other Title:
- Descartes and his school
- Place of Publication:
- New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1887.
- Contents:
- Introductio nto the history of modern philosophy. The history of philosophy as a science
- The course of development of Greek philosophy
- Christianity and the church
- The course of development of the philosophy of the middle ages
- The period of the Renaissance
- The period of the Reformation
- The course of development of modern philosophy
- Book I: Descartes' life and writings. Descartes' personality and the first period of his life
- The second period of his life (1612-1628)
- Third period of his life (1629-1650)
- Beginnings of a school
- Last years and work in Holland
- The close of Descartes' life in Stockholm
- A survey of his works and writings
- Book II: Descartes' doctrine. The new method of philosophy
- The beginning of philosophy
- The principle of philosophy and the problem of knowledge
- The existence of god
- The origin of error
- Opposition between soul and body
- The philosophy of nature
- Union of soul and body
- The first critical test
- A critical examination of the system
- Book III: Development and modification of the doctrine of Descartes. Diffusion and development of the Cartesian doctrine
- The first attempts to critically develop Cartesianism
- The system of occasionalism
- Malebranche's stand-point, life, and works
- Malebranche's Doctrine; the problem of knowledge of occasionalism
- Solution of the problem: the intuition of things in god
- The relation of things to god; pantheism in Malebranche's doctrine.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.
- Athenaeum copy: Stamped on title page: "Received Feb 25 1887."
- OCLC:
- 908738
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