LEADER 04097nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910813435203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-299-44347-8 010 $a1-4008-4759-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400847594 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018357 035 $a(EBL)1158426 035 $a(OCoLC)845252356 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860619 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12378013 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860619 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10898227 035 $a(PQKB)10602654 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1158426 035 $a(OCoLC)839304356 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43223 035 $a(DE-B1597)453927 035 $a(OCoLC)1013954439 035 $a(OCoLC)1037979797 035 $a(OCoLC)1041993628 035 $a(OCoLC)1043661565 035 $a(OCoLC)876194498 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400847594 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1158426 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10682499 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL475597 035 $a(PPN)172155916 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018357 100 $a20121015d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe philosopher, the priest, and the painter $ea portrait of Descartes /$fSteven Nadler 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (255 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-16575-0 311 $a0-691-15730-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tChapter 1. Prologue: A Tale of Two Paintings -- $tChapter 2. The Philosopher -- $tChapter 3. The Priest -- $tChapter 4. The Painter -- $tChapter 5. "Once in a Lifetime" -- $tChapter 6. A New Philosophy -- $tChapter 7. God in Haarlem -- $tChapter 8. The Portrait -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of René Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher. And the painter of the work? The Dutch master Frans Hals--or so it was long believed, until the work was downgraded to a copy of an original. But where is the authentic version, and who painted it? Is the man in the painting--and in its original--really Descartes? A unique combination of philosophy, biography, and art history, The Philosopher, the Priest, and the Painter investigates the remarkable individuals and circumstances behind a small portrait. Through this image--and the intersecting lives of a brilliant philosopher, a Catholic priest, and a gifted painter--Steven Nadler opens a fascinating portal into Descartes's life and times, skillfully presenting an accessible introduction to Descartes's philosophical and scientific ideas, and an illuminating tour of the volatile political and religious environment of the Dutch Golden Age. As Nadler shows, Descartes's innovative ideas about the world, about human nature and knowledge, and about philosophy itself, stirred great controversy. Philosophical and theological critics vigorously opposed his views, and civil and ecclesiastic authorities condemned his writings. Nevertheless, Descartes's thought came to dominate the philosophical world of the period, and can rightly be called the philosophy of the seventeenth century. Shedding light on a well-known image, The Philosopher, the Priest, and the Painter offers an engaging exploration of a celebrated philosopher's world and work. 606 $aPhilosophy, Modern 606 $aPhilosophers$zFrance$vBiography 607 $aEurope$xIntellectual life$y17th century 615 0$aPhilosophy, Modern. 615 0$aPhilosophers 676 $a194 676 $aB 700 $aNadler$b Steven M.$f1958-$0280120 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813435203321 996 $aThe philosopher, the priest, and the painter$94052736 997 $aUNINA