Starting with Descartes / / D. G. Prado

• Autore: Prado C. G
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 194
• Soggetto topico: First philosophy
• 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: René 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Starting with Descartes
• ISBN: 1-282-87679-1; 9786612876790; 1-4411-9167-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816534403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Starting with