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Descartes and the modern /
Descartes is not simply our iconic modern philosopher, mathematician or scientist. He stands as the cultural symbol for modernity itself. As such, Descartes is widely read in and out of universities as the definitive moment in the birth of what we take to be the Modern. Yet, recent scholarship has p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Pub.,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Descartes is not simply our iconic modern philosopher, mathematician or scientist. He stands as the cultural symbol for modernity itself. As such, Descartes is widely read in and out of universities as the definitive moment in the birth of what we take to be the Modern. Yet, recent scholarship has presented numerous challenges to the Cartesian image. Some question the legitimacy of calling Descartes a founder of modernity. Others have questioned the very legitimacy of Modernity itself, usi ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781443807869 1443807869 9786612191565 6612191562 |