| Description |
vi, 169 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Oneworld beginner's guides |
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Oneworld beginners' guides.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156) and index. |
| Contents |
The intellectual world in Descartes's age -- The building blocks of Cartesian thought -- The demon problem -- The innateness of ideas -- The clear and the distinct -- Mind-body dualism and contemporary criticism -- "Grammar is to mind as geometry is to matter" -- Descartes in the modern era -- Descartes: the root of sin and corruption -- Descartes's legacy. |
| Summary |
Highlighting how Cartesian thought still influences philosophy, ethics, and science today, Bracken demonstrates the enduring significance of this towering figure in Western philosophy. |
| Subject |
Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650. (OCoLC)fst00036818
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Bracken, Harry M. Descartes. Oxford, England ; New York : Oneworld, 2010 (OCoLC)758519338 |
| ISBN |
9781851687589 (pbk.) |
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1851687580 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
99939846863 |
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