Rorty
Author : Amélie Rorty
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 50,5 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520054967
Essays on Descartes' Meditations
Author : Amélie Oksenberg Rorty
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 14,96 MB
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0520907833
Book Description
The essays in this volume form a commentary on Descartes' Meditations. Following the sequence of the meditational stages, the authors analyze the function of each stage in transforming the reader, to realize his essential nature as a rational inquirer, capable of scientific, demonstrable knowledge of the world. There are essays on the genre of meditational writing, on the implications of the opening cathartic section of the book on Descartes' theory of perception and his use of skeptical arguments; essays on the theory of ideas and their role of Descartes' reconstructive analytic method; essays on the proofs for the existence of God, on the role of the will in the formation and malformation of judgments; and the essays on the foundations of the science of extension and on Descartes' account of the union of mind and body. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1987. The essays in this volume form a commentary on Descartes' Meditations. Following the sequence of the meditational stages, the authors analyze the function of each stage in transforming the reader, to realize his essential nature as a rational inqui
Discourse on the Method
Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 24,84 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300067736
Book Description
Descartes' ideas not only changed the course of Western philosophy but also led to or transformed the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, physics and mathematics, political theory and ethics, psychoanalysis, and literature and the arts. This book reprints Descartes' major works, Discourse on Method and Meditations, and presents essays by leading scholars that explore his contributions in each of those fields and place his ideas in the context of his time and our own. There are chapters by David Weissman on metaphysics and psychoanalysis, John Post on epistemology, Lou Massa on physics and mathematics, William T. Bluhm on politics and ethics, and Thomas Pavel on literature and art. These essays are accompanied by others by David Weissman and by Stephen Toulmin that introduce the idea of intellectual lineages, discuss the period in which Descartes wrote, and reexamine the premises of his philosophy in light of contemporary philosophical, political, and social thinking.
The Blackwell Guide to Descartes' Meditations
Author : Stephen Gaukroger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,94 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1405150378
Book Description
Consisting of twelve newly commissioned essays and enhanced by William Molyneux’s famous early translation of the Meditations, this volume touches on all the major themes of one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy. Situates the Meditations in its philosophical and historical context. Touches on all of the major themes of the Meditations, including the mind-body relation, the nature of the mind, and the existence of the material world.
Descartes and His Contemporaries
Author : Roger Ariew
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 31,57 MB
Release : 1995-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226026299
Book Description
Before publishing his landmark Meditations in 1641, Rene Descartes sent his manuscript to many leading thinkers to solicit their objections to his arguments. He included these objections, along with his own detailed replies, as part of the first edition. This unusual strategy gave Descartes a chance to address criticisms in advance and to demonstrate his willingness to consider diverse viewpoints—critical in an age when radical ideas could result in condemnation by church and state, or even death. Descartes and his Contemporaries recreates the tumultuous intellectual community of seventeenth-century Europe and provides a detailed, modern analysis of the Meditations in its historical context. The book's chapters examine the arguments and positions of each of the objectors—Hobbes, Gassendi, Arnauld, Morin, Caterus, Bourdin, and others whose views were compiled by Mersenne. They illuminate Descartes' relationships to the scholastics and particularly the Jesuits, to Mersenne's circle with its debates about the natural sciences, to the Epicurean movements of his day, and to the Augustinian tradition. Providing a glimpse of the interactions among leading 17th-century intellectuals as they grappled with major philosophical issues, this book sheds light on how Descartes' thought developed and was articulated in opposition to the ideas of his contemporaries.
Descartes: Philosophical Essays and Correspondence
Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 32,33 MB
Release : 2000-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1603840176
Book Description
A superb text for teaching the philosophy of Descartes, this volume includes all his major works in their entirety, important selections from his lesser known writings, and key selections from his philosophical correspondence. The result is an anthology that enables the reader to understand the development of Descartes’s thought over his lifetime. Includes a biographical Introduction, chronology, bibliography, and index.
Cartesian Reflections
Author : John Cottingham
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,39 MB
Release : 2023
Category :
ISBN : 9781383036084
Book Description
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.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Author : René Descartes
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,14 MB
Release : 2000
Category : First philosophy
ISBN : 9780941736121
Book Description
Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy
Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1316571599
Book Description
Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy remains one of the most widely studied works of Western philosophy. This volume is a refreshed and updated edition of John Cottingham's bestselling 1996 edition, based on his translation in the acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes. It presents the complete text of Descartes's central metaphysical masterpiece, the Meditations, in clear, readable modern English, and it offers the reader additional material in a thematic abridgement of the Objections and Replies, providing a deeper understanding of how Descartes developed and clarified his arguments in response to critics. Cottingham also provides an updated introduction, together with a substantially revised bibliography, taking into account recent literature and developments in Descartes studies. The volume will be a vital resource for students reading the Meditations, as well as those studying Descartes and early modern philosophy.
Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings
Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 12,84 MB
Release : 2003-08-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0141936061
Book Description
Of all the works of the man claimed by many as the father of modern philosophy, the MEDITATIONS, first published in 1641, must surely be Rene Descartes' masterpiece. This volume consists of not only a new translation of the original Latin text and the expanded objections and replies, but also includes selected correspondence and other metaphysical writings from the period 1641-49.
