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Descartes and the Meditations

Author: Gary Hatfield
Publisher: London : Routledge, 2002.
Series: Routledge philosophy guidebooks
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Descartes' Meditations is one of the most widely read philosophical texts and has marked the beginning of what we now consider as modern philosophy. It is the first text that most students of philosophy are introduced to and this book is an introduction to what is undeniably one of the most important texts in the history of philosophy. Gary Hatfield offers an introduction to Descartes' background, a careful reading  Read more...
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Named Person: René Descartes
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gary Hatfield
ISBN: 0415111927 9780415111928 0415111935 9780415111935
OCLC Number: 59402415
Description: xxi, 353 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Preface. Abbreviations. Part One: Overview 1. Descartes' project 2. Reading the Meditations. Part Two: The Arguments of the Six Meditations 3. Withdrawing the mind from the senses 4. Discovering the nature of mind 5. Truth, God, and the circle 6. Judgement, error, and freedom 7. Matter, God, and the circle again 8. The natural world and the mind-body distinction. Part Three: Beyond the Meditations 9. The new science: Physics, physiology, and the passions 10. Legacy and contribution. Appendices. Table. Bibliography. Index.
Series Title: Routledge philosophy guidebooks
Other Titles: Descartes and the Meditations.
Responsibility: Gary Hatfield.
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