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Descartes and method : a search for a method in Meditations /

In this genuinely ground-breaking book the authors argue against the orthodox conception that Descartes had no method. Through a rigorous and thorough examination they unearth and explain the role of the method of analysis in Meditiations.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Flage, Daniel E., 1951- (Author)
Other Authors: Bonnen, Clarence A., 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Series:Routledge studies in seventeenth-century philosophy ; 2.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Descartes's method; Analysis: the search for laws; Analysis: the clarification of ideas; Causation; Appendix: the rainbow; Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy; Meditation One: doubts and suppositions; Meditation Two: the beginning of the ascent; Meditation Three: reaching the peak, or variations on the existence and idea of God; Meditation Four: truth and falsity: reflections from the summit; Meditation Five: the beginning of the descent; Meditation Six: the world restored; Circles; Notes.