Explaining the basis for Descartes' philosophical doubtings and offering a guide to the puzzling questions he asked about human beings and their place in the world, this book gives an account of Descartes' major contributions to modern science.
Explaining the basis for Descartes' philosophical doubtings and offering a guide to the puzzling questions he asked about human beings and their place...
Musician, poet, novelist and botanist, but above all, a philosopher who denied being one, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was the first to ask: What is the value of civilization? His answer shocked Enlightenment contemporaries and still challenges us today. Introducing Rousseau guides us through a turbulent life of lost innocence, persecution, and paranoia.
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Musician, poet, novelist and botanist, but above all, a philosopher who denied being one, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was the first to ask: What is the v...
