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Descartes : a beginner's guide / Harry M. Bracken
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TextSeries: Oneworld beginners' guidesPublication details: Oxford, England ; New York : Oneworld, 2010Description: vi, 169 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 9781851687589 (pbk.)
- 1851687580 (pbk.)
- ARCH YNDC 153.4 B797D
- B1873 .B73 2010
Contents:
Summary: Highlighting how Cartesian thought still influences philosophy, ethics, and science today, Bracken demonstrates the enduring significance of this towering figure in Western philosophy
The intellectual world in Descartes's age -- The building blocks of Cartesian thought -- The demon problem -- The innateness of ideas -- The clear and the distinct -- Mind-body dualism and contemporary criticism -- "Grammar is to mind as geometry is to matter" -- Descartes in the modern era -- Descartes: the root of sin and corruption -- Descartes's legacy
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-156) and index
The intellectual world in Descartes's age -- The building blocks of Cartesian thought -- The demon problem -- The innateness of ideas -- The clear and the distinct -- Mind-body dualism and contemporary criticism -- "Grammar is to mind as geometry is to matter" -- Descartes in the modern era -- Descartes: the root of sin and corruption -- Descartes's legacy
Highlighting how Cartesian thought still influences philosophy, ethics, and science today, Bracken demonstrates the enduring significance of this towering figure in Western philosophy
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