Meditations on First Philosophy (Descartes Rene)(Paperback)

Meditations on First Philosophy (Descartes Rene)(Paperback / softback)

Meditations on First Philosophy (Descartes Rene)(Paperback)

Here is a brilliant new translation of Descartes's Meditations, one of the most influential books in the history of Western philosophy, including the full texts of the Third and Fourth Objections and Replies, and a selection from the other exchanges. Discovering his own existence as a

Meditations (Descartes Rene)(Paperback / softback)

Widely regarded as the father of modern Western philosophy, Descartes sought to look beyond established ideas and create a thought system based on reason. In this work, he meditates on doubt, the human soul, God, truth and the nature of existence

Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy (Cottingham John)(Paperback)

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

Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings (Descartes Rene)(Paperback)

One of the foundation-stones of modern philosophy Descartes was prepared to go to any lengths in his search for certainty--even to deny those things that seemed most self-evident. In his Meditations of 1641, and in the Objections and Replies that were included with the original publication, he set

Meditations, Objections, and Replies (Descartes Rene)(Paperback / softback)

Discourse on Method and the Meditations (Descartes Rene)(Paperback / softback)

The Routledge Guidebook to Descartes' Meditations (Hatfield Gary)(Paperback)

Descartes is widely regarded to be the father of modern philosophy and his Meditations is among the most important philosophical texts ever written. The Routledge Guidebook to Descartes' Meditations introduces the major themes in Descartes' great book and acts as a companion for reading this key

Discourse on Method (Descartes Ren)(Paperback)

Offers a concise presentation and defense of Rene Descartes' method of intellectual inquiry - a method that greatly influenced both philosophical and scientific reasoning in the early modern world. Ian Johnston's new translation is modern, clear, and thoroughly

Descartes: Discourse on Method and the Meditations (LaFleur Laurence)(Paperback)

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Discourse on Method and Related Writings (Descartes Rene)(Paperback)

'It is not enough to have a good mind; it is more important to use it well' Ren Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each

A Discourse on the Method (Descartes Rene)(Paperback)

Descartes' Discourse marks a watershed in European thought; in it, the author sets out in brief his radical new philosophy, which begins with a proof of the existence of the self (the famous cogito ergo sum). Next he deduces from it the existence and nature of God, and ends by offering a radical

Descartes: Selected Philosophical Writings (Descartes Ren)(Paperback)

Based on the new and much acclaimed two volume Cambridge edition of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes by Cottingham, Stoothoff, and Murdoch, this anthology of essential texts contains the most important and widely studied of those writings, including the Discourse and Meditations and

René Descartes - filosofie a věda - Holger Gutschmidt

René Descartes (1596-1650) je zakladatelem novověké filosofie a jeden z nevlivnějších filosofických a vědeckých autorů. Jeho bádání vděčíme za zásadní vhledy do podstaty lidského ducha a jeho odlišnosti od fyzikálního světa, do podstaty matematické struktury přírody či za

Meditations on Quixote (Ortega y. Gasset Jose)(Paperback)

First published in 1914, Meditations on Quixote was Ortega's first book. It has immensely grown in value with time, and since the 1930's, when Ortega himself began to refer back to it in his later writings, it has become more and more important among students of his philosophy as a key to fuller

Vášně duše - Raffaele Simone

Historický román o složitých vztazích René Descarta s královnou Kristýnou a princeznou Alžbětou Falckou ve formě dopisů, skutečných i fiktivních, které si protagonisté vyměňují s různými osobami. Pravda a fikce se tak neoddělitelně prolínají a čtenáři se nabízí

History of Western Philosophy (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas

Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction (Reiss Julian)(Paperback)

Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical problems that arise in economics, and presents detailed discussions of the solutions that have been offered.Throughout,

Philosophy of Existence (Jaspers Karl)(Paperback)

Philosophy of Existence was first presented to the public as a series of lectures invited by The German Academy of Frankfurt. In preparing these lectures Jaspers, whom the Nazis had already dismissed from his professorship at Heidelberg, knew that he was speaking in Germany for the last time

Clearing - A memoir of art, family and mental health (Clark Samantha)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful memoir about mental illness and grief, interspersed with meditations on nature, philosophy, literature and science. For fans of The Lonely City and The

The Passions of the Soul and Other Late Philosophical Writings (Descartes Rene)(Paperback)

'Those most capable of being moved by passion are those capable of tasting the most sweetness in this life.' Descartes is most often thought of as introducing a total separation of mind and body. But he also acknowledged the intimate union between them, and in his later writings he concentrated on

Philosophy and Terry Pratchett (Held J.)(Paperback)

Philosophy and Terry Pratchett is the first attempt by philosophers to explore themes in Sir Terry Pratchett's writings. It will appeal to both specialists and fans of Pratchett with serious essays written in a manner accessible to anyone who enjoys, or is curious about, Pratchett's

An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy (Stone Alison)(Paperback)

This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feminist philosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The book introduces key issues and debates in feminist philosophy and provides clear, succinct and readable accounts of key feminist

A History of Islamic Philosophy (Fakhry Majid)(Paperback)

The first comprehensive survey of Islamic philosophy from the seventh century to the present, this classic discusses Islamic thought and its effect on the cultural aspects of Muslim life. Fakhry shows how Islamic philosophy has followed from the earliest times a distinctive line of development,