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René Descartes.

Descartes has long been recognized as occupying a pivotal position in Western philosophy. At the very centre of Descartes' innovation are his intimately related conceptions of mind and knowledge. These twin notions form the main problems that have continued to exercise philosophers to this day....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	London : Routledge, 2016.
Colección:	Routledge library editions
Temas:	Descartes, René, > 1596-1650. PHILOSOPHY > General.
Acceso en línea:	Texto completo

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Cover
Volume 01
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Preface to the Garland Edition
Table of Contents
Preface
Part One: The Doctrine of Abstraction and Withdrawal from the Senses
Chapter 1: Introductory Remarks
Chapter 2: Sensory Foundations
Chapter 3: High Scholastic Teaching on Cognition
Chapter 4: Sensory Foundations Reconsidered
Chapter 5: The Dreaming Hypothesis
Chapter 6: The Analogy with Painting
Chapter 7: The Ground of the Intelligibility of the Dreaming Hypothesis
Chapter 8: The Evil Genius Hypothesis
Chapter 9: The Evil Genius Hypothesis and the Doctrine of the Creation of Eternal Truths
Chapter 10: Cartesian Foundations
Part Two: A Mind Better Known than Body
Chapter 1: Introductory Remarks
Chapter 2: High Scholastic Teaching on How the Soul Knows Itself
Chapter 3: Beginning the Second Meditation
Chapter 4: The Cogito
Chapter 5: Essence
Chapter 6: The Imagination's Role in Knowledge of the Mind
Chapter 7: Powers and Acts
Chapter 8: The Specific Nature of the Understanding
Chapter 9: Mind and Body
Bibliography
Volume 02
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Chapter I: The Heritage of Descartes
Chapter II: The Mission of Descartes
Chapter III: Cogito, Ergo Sum
Chapter IV: The Existence of God
Chapter V: The Nature of Scientific Knowledge
Chapter VI: The Objects of Scientific Knowledge
Chapter VII: The Problem of Perception
Chapter VIII: The Attributes of God
Chapter IX: The Vindication of Human Knowledge
Chapter X: Free-Will and the Moral Life
Index
Volume 03
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page.
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Chapter I: Early Life and Training
Chapter II: Brief Survey of Descartes' Scientific Work
Chapter III: The Discours de La Méthode
Chapter IV: La Dioptrique
Chapter V: Les Météores
Chapter VI: Introduction to La Géométrie
Chapter VII: La Géométrie. Book I. Problems which can be Constructed by means of Circles and Straight Lines only
Chapter VIII: La Géométrie. Book II. On the Nature of Curves
Chapter IX: La Géométrie. Book III. The Construction of Solid and Supersolid Problems
Chapter X: The Principia Philosophiæ. I. The Principles of Human Knowledge. II. The Principles of Material Things
Chapter XI: The Principia Philosophiæ. III. Of the Visible World
Chapter XII: The Principia Philosophiæ. IV. The Earth
Chapter XIII: Conclusion. Importance of Descartes' Work in the History of Science
Appendix: Brief Biographical Notes on some of the Less Important Persons mentioned in the preceding pages
List of Works Consulted
Index
Volume 04
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Chapter I: Descartes' Metaphysical Writings
Chapter II: Descartes' Attitude to Metaphysics
Chapter III: The Structure of the Metaphysic
Chapter IV: The Cartesian Circle
Chapter V: Cogito Ergo Sum
Chapter VI: The Nature of the Self
Chapter VII: Descartes' Definitions of Substance
Chapter VIII: The Idea of a Thinking Substance
Chapter IX: The First Proof of God's Existence
Chapter X: The Sixth Meditation
Chapter XI: Concluding Remarks
Notes
Index.

René Descartes.

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