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Descartes on the Human Soul
C.F. Fowler
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Hardback. Provides an understanding of the development, content and presentation of two aspects of Descartes' philosophy of the human soul - immortality and body-soul union. This title also provides insights into the nature of Descartes' philosophy, and indeed of early modern philosophy more generally. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 455 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 925.
The author's aim of providing an understanding of the development, content and presentation of two aspects of Descartes' philosophy of the human soul - immortality and body-soul union - has been achieved and executed with rigour, scholarship and philosophical acuity. Fowler combines close textual analysis with a consideration of the philosophical arguments and the theological background against which these arguments were developed. This contextual approach enables him to provide new insights into the nature of Descartes' philosophy, and indeed of early modern philosophy more generally. Despite the massive scholarly documentation, this ... Read more
The author's aim of providing an understanding of the development, content and presentation of two aspects of Descartes' philosophy of the human soul - immortality and body-soul union - has been achieved and executed with rigour, scholarship and philosophical acuity. Fowler combines close textual analysis with a consideration of the philosophical arguments and the theological background against which these arguments were developed. This contextual approach enables him to provide new insights into the nature of Descartes' philosophy, and indeed of early modern philosophy more generally. Despite the massive scholarly documentation, this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
Series
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees
Number of Pages
442
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792354734
SKU
V9780792354734
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