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Descartes's Meditations : an introduction

Author: Catherine Wilson
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Series: Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"In this new introduction to a classic philosophical text, Catherine Wilson examines the arguments of Descartes's famous Meditations, the book which launched modern philosophy. Drawing on the reinterpretations of Descartes's thought of the past twenty-five years, she shows how Descartes constructs a theory of the mind, the body, nature, and God from a premise of radical uncertainty. She discusses in detail the  Read more...
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Named Person: René Descartes; René Descartes; René Descartes
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Catherine Wilson
ISBN: 0521809819 9780521809818 0521007666 9780521007665
OCLC Number: 52214899
Description: xii, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series Title: Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts.
Responsibility: Catherine Wilson.
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Abstract:

"In this new introduction to a classic philosophical text, Catherine Wilson examines the arguments of Descartes's famous Meditations, the book which launched modern philosophy. Drawing on the reinterpretations of Descartes's thought of the past twenty-five years, she shows how Descartes constructs a theory of the mind, the body, nature, and God from a premise of radical uncertainty. She discusses in detail the historical context of Descartes's writings, and their relationship to early modern science, and at the same time she introduces concepts and problems that define the philosophical enterprise as it is understood today. Following closely the text of the Meditations and meant to be read alongside them, this survey is accessible to readers with no previous background in philosophy. It is well suited to university-level courses on Descartes, but can also be read with profit by students in other disciplines."--Jacket.

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