Philosophy as Descartes found it : practice and theory /
"What was philosophy like before Descartes reformed it? What parts of philosophy did he reform, and what tools did he use? To answer such questions, how should philosophers do their work today? Some answers are surprising—that Descartes wrote picture books, for example. And some are challenging...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "What was philosophy like before Descartes reformed it? What parts of philosophy did he reform, and what tools did he use? To answer such questions, how should philosophers do their work today? Some answers are surprising—that Descartes wrote picture books, for example. And some are challenging—that philosophers would do their work better by spending less time on philosophy as they commonly understand it. Philosophy changes for non-philosophical reasons that need philosophical attention, and oblivion impedes the contemporary study of philosophy's past. Attending to those undervalued reasons will show how to repair the harm done by oblivion"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 349 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198920076 0198920075 9780198920083 0198920083 9780198920069 0198920067 |