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Andre Gombay - Descartes - 9780631233459 - V9780631233459
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Descartes

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Description for Descartes Hardcover. A bold and insightful departure from related texts, Descartes goes beyond the categorical associations placed on the philosopher's ideas, and explores the subtleties of his beliefs. * An elegant, compelling and insightful introduction to Descartes' life and work. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
A bold and insightful departure from related texts, Descartes goes beyond the categorical associations placed on the philosopher’s ideas, and explores the subtleties of his beliefs.

  • An elegant, compelling and insightful introduction to Descartes' life and work.
  • Discusses a broad range of his most scrutinized philosophical thought, including his contributions to logic, philosophy of the mind, epistemology, metaphysics, the philosophy of science, and the philosophy of religion.
  • Explores the subtleties of Descartes' seemingly contradictory beliefs.
  • Addresses themes left unexamined in other works on Descartes.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Great Minds
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631233459
SKU
V9780631233459
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Andre Gombay
André Gombay has been chief editor of the Œuvres complètes de René Descartes on CD ROM, and has written on seventeenth-century philosophers. He has taught in Canada, Europe, and Uganda.

Reviews for Descartes
“A remarkably fresh, graceful, and learned tour through a Cartesian landscape it reveals as at once familiar and new, this limpidly clear and thoughtful book is a must not only for students of Descartes but for anyone who wants to see what the fuss was (and is) about.” Calvin Normore, UCLA “A wonderfully lucid and unconventional tour ... Read more

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