Descartes : a guide for the perplexed / Justin Skirry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skirry, Justin, author.

Series:

Guides for the perplexed.

Guides for the perplexed

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Descartes, René, 1596-1650.

Descartes, René.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.

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

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Method; 2 Mind and Idea; 3 Metaphysics; 4 Religion; 5 Knowledge; 6 Physics; 7 Human Nature; 8 Sensations, Passions and Morality; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613205957

9781283205955

1283205955

9781441145673

1441145672

OCLC:

742361650