The Philosophy of Descartes

ISBN-13: 9781138204935 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 396 str.

Gibson, A. Boyce

Opis

Maintaining that it is impossible to understand the work of a philosopher without understanding the previous history of thought and the contemporaneous developments, this book, originally published in 1932, is an in-depth study of Descartes’ philosophy with a strong emphasis on the historical approach.

Spis treści

1. The Heritage of Descartes 2. The Mission of Descartes 3. Cogito, Ergo, Sum 4. The Existence of God 5. The Nature of Scientific Knowledge 6. The Objects of Scientific Knowledge 7. The Problem of Perception 8. The Attributes of God 9. The Vindication of Human Knowledge 10. Free-Will and the Moral Life

O autorze

A. Boyce Gibson was Professor in Philosophy at University of Melboune.