Author: Thomas (M., Antoine Léonard)
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Languages : en
Pages : 150

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Author: Geneviève Rodis-Lewis
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801486272
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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This major intellectual biography illuminates the personal and historical events of Descartes's life, from his birth and early years in France to his death in Sweden, his burial, and the fate of his remains. Concerned not only with historical events but also with the development of Descartes's personality, Rodis-Lewis speculates on the effect childhood impressions may have had on his philosophy and scientific theories. She considers in detail his friendships, particularly with Isaac Beeckman and Marin Mersenne. Primarily on the basis of his private correspondence, Rodis-Lewis gives a thorough and balanced discussion of his personality. The Descartes she depicts is by turns generous and unforgiving, arrogant and open-minded, loyal in his friendships but eager for the isolation his work required. Drawing on Descartes's writings and his public and private correspondence, she corrects the errors of earlier biographies and clarifies many obscure episodes in the philosopher's life.

Author: Erica Harth
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501721747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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The little-known writings that Erica Harth examines here reveal a remarkable chapter in the history of Western thought. Drawing upon current theoretical work in gender studies, cultural history, and literary criticism, Harth looks at how women in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France attempted to overcome gender barriers and participated in the shaping of rational discourse.

Author: Steven Nadler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192517201
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 728

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The Oxford Handbook of Descartes and Cartesianism comprises fifty specially written chapters on René Descartes (1596-1650) and Cartesianism, the dominant paradigm for philosophy and science in the seventeenth century, written by an international group of leading scholars of early modern philosophy. The first part focuses on the various aspects of Descartes's biography (including his background, intellectual contexts, writings, and correspondence) and philosophy, with chapters on his epistemology, method, metaphysics, physics, mathematics, moral philosophy, political thought, medical thought, and aesthetics. The chapters of the second part are devoted to the defense, development and modification of Descartes's ideas by later generations of Cartesian philosophers in France, the Netherlands, Italy, and elsewhere. The third and final part considers the opposition to Cartesian philosophy by other philosophers, as well as by civil, ecclesiastic, and academic authorities. This handbook provides an extensive overview of Cartesianism - its doctrines, its legacies and its fortunes - in the period based on the latest research.

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Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Author: Roger Ariew
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538184753
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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The Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy, Third Edition, centers on Descartes’ philosophy (considered broadly to include his science and mathematics) in the context of 17th-century thought, with attention being paid to its reception. This is done through a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 400 cross-referenced entries on various concepts in Descartes’ philosophy, science, and mathematics, as well as biographical entries about the intellectual setting for Descartes’ philosophy and its reception, both with Cartesians and anti-Cartesians. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Descartes philosophy.

Author: Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
Publisher:
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Category : Discoveries in science
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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Author: United States House of Representatives
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1650

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Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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