Descartes : an analytical and historical introduction /

This study serves as an introduction to Descartes's ideas and as a sophisticated companion to his 'Meditations'. The volume provides a thorough discussion of several basic issues of epistemology and metaphysics elicited from the main themes and arguments of the 'Meditations'...

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Main Author:	Dicker, Georges, 1942-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Descartes, René, > 1596-1650. > Meditationes de prima philosophia. Meditationes de prima philosophia (Descartes, René) Descartes, René, > 31.03.1596-11.02.1650. > Meditationes de prima philosophia. First philosophy. God > Proof, Ontological. Methodology. Knowledge, Theory of. Metaphysics Methods Métaphysique. Dieu > Existence > Preuve ontologique. Méthodologie. Théorie de la connaissance. metaphysics. methodology. epistemology. PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern. First philosophy God > Proof, Ontological Knowledge, Theory of Methodology Electronic books.
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Summary:	This study serves as an introduction to Descartes's ideas and as a sophisticated companion to his 'Meditations'. The volume provides a thorough discussion of several basic issues of epistemology and metaphysics elicited from the main themes and arguments of the 'Meditations'. It also delves into the work's historical background and critical reception. It offers assessments of the Cartesian Doubt, the cogito, the causal and ontological proofs of God's existence, Cartesian freedom and theodicy, Cartesian Dualism, and Descartes's views about the existence and nature of the material world.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780199701605 0199701601 9780190267452 0190267453