Description
Separate chapters are devoted to Descartes' life and the intellectual climate of his times; the Cartesian method; the reconstruction of knowledge from self to God and to the external world; Descartes' theory of the material universe; his account of mind and body; and his psychology and theory of the will and passions.
While doing justice to the complexities of Descartes' thought, the book presupposes no philosophical training, and all technical philosophical notions are explained in such a way as to be intelligible to the first-year student or general reader.
About the Author
John Cottingham is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading. He is author of Rationalism (1994) and, in collaboration with R. Stoothoff and D. Murdoch, of a new two-volume translation of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes (1985).
Reviews
"An excellent general book on philosophy ... a wonderful introduction to the subject for both the general reader and the beginning student, and will be read with profit and pleasure by those more seasoned in the discipline." D.W.D. Owen, Times Higher Education Supplement
'A work that can be highly recommended as a most useful introduction to Descartes.' Pierre Watter, Times Educational Supplement
Book Information
ISBN 9780631150466
Author John G. Cottingham
Format Paperback
Page Count 182
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 299g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 154mm * 15mm