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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816534403321

Autore

Prado C. G

Titolo

Starting with Descartes / / D. G. Prado

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009

ISBN

1-282-87679-1

9786612876790

1-4411-9167-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Starting with

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

First philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-160) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Descartes and his project -- The first meditation: methodological doubt -- The second meditation: the cogito -- The third meditation: the causal argument for god's existence -- A brief interlude -- The fourth meditation: explaining the possibility of error -- The fifth meditation: the ontological argument for god's existence -- The sixth meditation: the world's existence.

Sommario/riassunto

ReneĢ Descartes was the founding father of modern Western philosophy and a pivotal thinker in the history of this fascinating subject. The history of philosophy since his time cannot be adequately understood without appreciating how Descartes changed our thinking on a huge range of philosophical issues. Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Descartes provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of this enormously significant philosopher. Thematically structured, the book leads the reader through a thorough overview of the development of Descartes' thought, resulting in a