Descartes: A Study of His Philosophy
Kenny's Descartes is notably good & important book. He says it is "designed to help undergraduate and graduate students in understanding Descartes' philosphy". The book concentrates on Descartes' epistemology, metaphysics & philosophy of mind. The penultimate chapter, on Matter & Motion, contains a sucinct account of Descartes' mechanism & a critique of the a priori side of his natural philosophy.PrefaceLife & worksCartesian doubtCogito ergo sumSum res cogitansIdeasThe idea of GodThe ontological arguementreason & intuitionmatter & motionMind & bodyNotesFor Further ReadingIndex
242 pages, 2 editions
English edition · First published 1987 by Garland · ISBN 9780824046644
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2 editions
English
- Descartes: A Study of His Philosophy · Garland · 1987 · ISBN 9780824046644 This page
- Descartes: A Study of His Philosophy · St. Augustine's Press · 2009 · ISBN 9781890318130
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