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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827239603321

Autore

Brandhorst Kurt

Titolo

Descartes' Meditations on first philosophy : an Edinburgh philosophical guide / / Kurt Brandhorst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-74962-5

9786612749629

0-7486-3481-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Edinburgh philosophical guides series

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

First philosophy

God - Proof, Ontological

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. [203]-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Note on Texts Cited; 1. Introduction and HistoricalContext; 2. A Guide to the Text; 3. Study Aids; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Descartes' Meditations is one of the first texts that a philosophy student will study, and one that many come back to time and again. Rather than simply telling the reader what to think, Meditations invites us to take a philosophical journey. This book prepares readers for that journey, helping them to engage with each of the meditations and suggesting ways through the more difficult passages. This guide also offers students a fresh approach by bringing to life the path of self-discovery encapsulated in the work, while maintaining the emphasis on metaphysics. By focusing on what the text itsel