This book reconstructs key aspects of the early career of Descartes from 1618 to 1633; that is, up through the point of his composing his first system of natural philosophy, Le Monde, in 1629-33. It focuses upon the overlapping and intertwined development of Descartes' projects in physico-mathematics, analytical mathematics, universal method, and, finally, systematic corpuscular-mechanical natural philosophy. The concern is not simply with the conceptual and technical aspects of these projects; but, with Descartes' agendas within them and his construction and presentation of his...
This book reconstructs key aspects of the early career of Descartes from 1618 to 1633; that is, up through the point of his composing his first sys...
The adventures and travels of John Schuster over the course of sixty years: From Nepal To Costa Rica, the Himalayas to the Pacific Ocean; bear encounters, flea encounters, and a spooky lion encounter.
The adventures and travels of John Schuster over the course of sixty years: From Nepal To Costa Rica, the Himalayas to the Pacific Ocean; bear encount...
