Author : John Cottingham
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 2008-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0199226970
One of the world's leading Descartes scholars explores central areas of his philosophy, including his views on the nature of thought, the relationship between mind and body, his scientific worldview and its influence on modern thinking, the place of God in his philosophical system, and his account of the emotions and the good life.
Author : John Cottingham
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,79 MB
Release : 2023
Category :
ISBN : 9781383036084
John Cottingham explores central areas of his philosophy, including his views on the nature of thought, the relationship between mind and body, his scientific worldview and its influence on modern thinking, the place of God in his philosophical system, and his account of the emotions and the good life.
Author : Janet Broughton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 28,68 MB
Release : 2010-11-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 144433784X
A collection of more than 30 specially commissioned essays, this volume surveys the work of the 17th-century philosopher-scientist commonly regarded as the founder of modern philosophy, while integrating unique essays detailing the context and impact of his work. Covers the full range of historical and philosophical perspectives on the work of Descartes Discusses his seminal contributions to our understanding of skepticism, mind-body dualism, self-knowledge, innate ideas, substance, causality, God, and the nature of animals Explores the philosophical significance of his contributions to mathematics and science Concludes with a section on the impact of Descartes's work on subsequent philosophers
Author : Lilli Alanen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 17,62 MB
Release : 2006-01-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1402024894
Feminist work in the history of philosophy has come of age as an innovative field in the history of philosophy. This volume marks that accomplishment with original essays by leading feminist scholars who ask basic questions: What is distinctive of feminist work in the history of philosophy? Is there a method that is distinctive of feminist historical work? How can women philosophers be meaningfully included in the history of the discipline? Who counts as a philosopher? This collection is a unique collaboration among philosophers from North America and the Nordic Countries, including papers written from both analytic and continental philosophical perspectives and discussing both ancient and modern philosophers. Feminist Reflections on the History of Philosophy will be of interest to historians of philosophy, feminist theorists, women's studies faculty and students, and humanists interested in canon formation and transformation.
Author : Peter Slezak
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 39,64 MB
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1666923761
A range of seemingly unrelated problems at the forefront of controversy about consciousness, language, and vision, among others, have a deep connection with one another that has gone unnoticed. This book suggests that this mistake arises not from what is put into a theory but rather from what is missing.
Author : Frances Gray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415479363
Cartesian Philosophy and the Flesh is an analysis and critique of interpretations of Cartesian philosophy in analytical psychology.
Author : Jan Palkoska
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1443893579
It has been acknowledged that, while Descartes’s usage of the term “a priori” is at odds with the now-current Kantian meaning, it also fails to correspond to the standard Aristotelian notion. However, there is, as yet, little agreement as to the exact positive meaning Descartes associates with the term. As such, this book offers a clear and historically adequate account of this disputed issue. Descartes’s concept of apriority is interpreted as resulting from an interplay of two trends: development of a universal method of discovery based upon Descartes’s ground-breaking reinterpretation of heuristic procedures in mathematics, and a substantial transformation of the Renaissance-Aristotelian conception of scientific reasoning. This interpretation stems from a fresh and innovative account of some central and controversial topics of Descartes scholarship and from a historically-informed outline of the situation in mathematics and in philosophy of science in Descartes’s times. The book will thus contribute to a better understanding of several fundamental issues in the philosopher’s thought. It will also help to shed light upon the challenging and strangely neglected question of why Kant decided to employ the term “a priori” in a way which differs so dramatically from the once well-established Aristotelian usage.
Author : A. D. Smith
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 24,47 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Phenomenology
ISBN : 0415287588
Husserlian phenomenology has been attracting increasing interest. This volume provides an introduction to the key concepts that arise in the text of Husserl's 'Cartesian Meditations'.
Author : Nathan Smith
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 18,24 MB
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1443802506
Descartes is well known for his decisive and spectacular break with the philosophical tradition. Indeed, on account of that break, he is frequently reputed to be the “father of modern philosophy.” This reputation, in an important sense, seems deserved. The present collection, however, attempts to reevaluate the currency of this common opinion by attending to the impact of “Cartesianism” on philosophy from its immediate epicenter in 17th century science and metaphysics up to its continuing consequences today. In a larger sense, the volume aims to contribute to efforts underway in contemporary scholarship to arrive at a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of Descartes’ philosophical achievement as such. Accordingly, the essays in Part I address the character of Descartes’ originality with respect to the foundations, method and trajectory of his philosophical project, while those in Part II focus more exclusively on the lasting challenges which issue from that originality. The range and variety of approaches assembled in the collection are intended to reflect the complexity of Descartes’ own thought. The result is a volume which will be of interest to students of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and the history of philosophy as well as contemporary phenomenology, philosophy of mind and philosophy of language.
Author : Roger Ariew
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,22 MB
Release : 2024-09-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1538184753
The Historical Dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian Philosophy, Third Edition, centers on Descartes’ philosophy (considered broadly to include his science and mathematics) in the context of 17th-century thought, with attention being paid to its reception. This is done through a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 400 cross-referenced entries on various concepts in Descartes’ philosophy, science, and mathematics, as well as biographical entries about the intellectual setting for Descartes’ philosophy and its reception, both with Cartesians and anti-Cartesians. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Descartes philosophy.
