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Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry

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Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy'. His attempts to find foundations for knowledge, and to reconcile the existence of the soul with the emerging science of his time, are among the most influential and widely studied in the history of philosophy. This is a classic and challenging introduction to Descartes by one of the most distinguished modern philosophers. Bernard Williams not only analyzes Descartes' project of founding knowledge on certainty, but uncovers the philosophical motives for his search. With acute insight, he demonstrates how Descartes' Meditations are not merely a description but the very enactment of ... Read more

With a new foreword by John Cottingham.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Weight
367g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138019188
SKU
V9781138019188
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About Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams died in 2003. He taught at the Universities of London, Cambridge and Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley, and was one of the leading philosophers of his generation. He wrote many influential books including Problems of the Self and Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (also available in Routledge Classics). His last major work was Truth ... Read more

Reviews for Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry
'His biographical digest is as succinct as his philosophical analysis is thorough.' - The Sunday Times 'Bernard Williams is arguably the greatest philosopher of his era.' - The Guardian '[Bernard Williams] brought philosophical reflection to an opulent array of subjects, with more imagination and with greater cultural and historical understanding than anyone else of his time' T- homas ... Read more

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