Descartes's Meditations : an introduction

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Introduction: About the Meditations; CHAPTER 1 The situation of the Meditator is described and his desire to demolish everything and begin again is explored ... ; CHAPTER 2 Meditation One The possibility of a malevolen...

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1. Verfasser: Wilson, Catherine 1951- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: NetLibrary, Inc (BerichterstatterIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003
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Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts
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Schlagworte:First philosophy. Metaphysics. God Métaphysique Dieu First philosophy Metaphysics PHILOSOPHY ; History & Surveys ; Modern God ; Proof, Ontological Meditationes de prima philosophia (Descartes) Descartes, René
Umfang:xii, 271 p
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Introduction: About the Meditations; CHAPTER 1 The situation of the Meditator is described and his desire to demolish everything and begin again is explored ... ; CHAPTER 2 Meditation One The possibility of a malevolent Demon is raised and the Meditator resolves to doubt everything ... ; CHAPTER 3 Meditation Two The Meditator discovers an indubitable proposition and continues with an investigation ... ; CHAPTER 4 Meditation Three (I) The Meditator discovers how to distinguish true from false propositions by reference
This new introduction to Descartes' Meditations will introduce student readers to some basic problems in the philosophy of language and the theory of perception. It is well-suited to university-level courses on Descartes, but can also be read with profit by students in other disciplines
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-265) and index
Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2005
Beschreibung:xii, 271 p ill 23 cm
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