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Forge, Louis de La; Clarke, Desmond M.. Ed(S): Clarke, Desmond M. - Treatise on the Human Mind (1666) - 9780792347781 - V9780792347781
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Treatise on the Human Mind (1666)

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Description for Treatise on the Human Mind (1666) Hardback. Offers a version of Cartesian mind-body dualism. This book provides an introduction for students of early modern philosophy to various issues which were developed by Malebranche and expressed in their definitive form in David Hume's analysis of causal relations. Editor(s): Clarke, Desmond M. Translator(s): Clarke, Desmond A. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
Descartes' philosophy represented one of the most explicit statements of mind-body dualism in the history of philosophy. Its most familiar expression is found in the Meditations (1641) and in Part I of The Principles 0/ Philosophy (1644). However neither of these books provided a detailed discussion of dualism. The Meditations was primarily concerned with finding a foundation for reliable human knowledge, while the Principles attempted to provide an alternative metaphysical framework, in contrast with scholastic philosophy, within which natural philosophy or a scien­ tific explanation of natural phenomena could be developed. Thus neither book ex­ plicitly presents a Cartesian theory ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Series
International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792347781
SKU
V9780792347781
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99-15

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