Self, reason, and freedom : a new light on Descartes' Metaphysics / Andrea Christofidou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christofidou, Andrea, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Descartes, René, 1596-1650. Meditationes de prima philosophia.

Descartes, René.

First philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Freedom and its internal relation to reason is fundamental to Descartes' philosophy in general, and to his Meditations on First Philosophy in particular. Without freedom his entire enquiry would not get off the ground, and without understanding the rôle of freedom in his work, we could not understand what motivates key parts of his metaphysics. Yet, not only is freedom a relatively overlooked element, but its internal relation to reason has gone unnoticed by most studies of his philosophy.Self, Reason, and Freedom: A New Light on Descartes' Metaphysics, by defend

Contents:

Methodic doubt

The first certainty

Sum res

Thought and reality

God's existence

Understanding & the will

Freedom

God's essence

Existence of the corporeal world

Absolute conception of reality and the real distinction

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-18391-4

1-283-91925-7

0-203-08325-3

1-136-18392-2

9780203083253

OCLC:

823723356