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Descartes's changing mind /

Descartes's works are often treated as a unified, unchanging whole. But in Descartes's Changing Mind, Peter Machamer and J.E. McGuire argue that the philosopher's views, particularly in natural philosophy, actually change radically between his early and later works--and that any inter...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Machamer, Peter K.
Otros Autores: McGuire, J. E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Descartes's works are often treated as a unified, unchanging whole. But in Descartes's Changing Mind, Peter Machamer and J.E. McGuire argue that the philosopher's views, particularly in natural philosophy, actually change radically between his early and later works--and that any interpretation of Descartes must take account of these changes. The first comprehensive study of the most significant of these shifts, this book also provides a new picture of the development of Cartesian science, epistemology, and metaphysics. No changes in Descartes's thought are more significant than those that occ.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 258 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references ([243]-250) and index.
ISBN:9781400830435
1400830435