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Descartes´ Meditations on First Philosophy: An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide
Kurt Brandhorst
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Description for Descartes´ Meditations on First Philosophy: An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide
Paperback. A step-by-step guide to Descartes' Meditations Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Descartes' Meditations is one of the first texts that a philosophy student will study, and one that many come back to time and again. Rather than simply telling the reader what to think, Meditations invites us to take a philosophical journey. This book prepares readers for that journey, helping them to engage with each of the meditations and suggesting ways through the more difficult passages. This guide also offers students a fresh approach by bringing to life the path of self-discovery encapsulated in the work, while maintaining the emphasis on metaphysics. By focusing on what the text itself has to ... Read more
Descartes' Meditations is one of the first texts that a philosophy student will study, and one that many come back to time and again. Rather than simply telling the reader what to think, Meditations invites us to take a philosophical journey. This book prepares readers for that journey, helping them to engage with each of the meditations and suggesting ways through the more difficult passages. This guide also offers students a fresh approach by bringing to life the path of self-discovery encapsulated in the work, while maintaining the emphasis on metaphysics. By focusing on what the text itself has to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Edinburgh Philosophical Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748634804
SKU
V9780748634804
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About Kurt Brandhorst
Kurt Brandhorst is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Valparaiso University
Reviews for Descartes´ Meditations on First Philosophy: An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide
Strikingly fresh and unfailingly astute, Brandhorst's guidebook reconnects us with a crucial but often neglected dimension of Descartes' classic text
the way in which it structures a path to individual philosophical self-discovery. The result is a distinctive and valuable resource for students and teachers of the Meditations, one that deserves to be widely read.
Professor Michael Wheeler, University ... Read more
the way in which it structures a path to individual philosophical self-discovery. The result is a distinctive and valuable resource for students and teachers of the Meditations, one that deserves to be widely read.
Professor Michael Wheeler, University ... Read more