LEADER 02273nam 2200481 a 450 001 9910816534403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-87679-1 010 $a9786612876790 010 $a1-4411-9167-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000054391 035 $a(EBL)601918 035 $a(OCoLC)676700720 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601918 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000054391 100 $a20081110d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aStarting with Descartes /$fD. G. Prado 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 225 1 $aStarting with 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-3664-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 158-160) and index. 327 $aDescartes 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. 330 $aRene? Descartes was the founding father of modern Western philosophy and a pivotal thinker in the history of this fascinating subject. The history of philosophy since his time cannot be adequately understood without appreciating how Descartes changed our thinking on a huge range of philosophical issues. Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Descartes provides an accessible introduction to the ideas of this enormously significant philosopher. Thematically structured, the book leads the reader through a thorough overview of the development of Descartes' thought, resulting in a 410 0$aStarting with 606 $aFirst philosophy 615 0$aFirst philosophy. 676 $a194 700 $aPrado$b C. G$0850887 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816534403321 996 $aStarting with Descartes$94201259 997 $aUNINA