Essays on the Philosophy and Science of Rene Descartes - Softcover

University Press, Oxford

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019507551X ISBN 13: 9780195075519

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

The past decade has seen a rapid growth in interest in Descartes' thought, and especially in the relationship between his philosophical and scientific work. The essays in this volume, none of which has been published in English before (three have been published in French) represent the best current work on Descartes' philosophy and science, with contributions from an international roster of leading Descartes scholars, including Alan Gabbey, Jean-Marie Beyssade Gary Hatfield, Margaret Wilson, Willis Doney, Daniel Garber, Edwin Curley, and Jean-Luc Marion.

The essays range over what Descartes himself regarded as his major contributions: metaphysics, physics, and their applications for the benefit of human beings. Written and edited to be accessible to the non-specialist, the volume should prove useful for courses and seminars on the work of Descartes.

About this title

Product Description

Essays on the Philosophy and Science of Rene Descartes These essays by leading Descartes scholars, previously unpublished in English, represent an overview of contemporary research on Descartes' philosophy and science. Full description

Review

'the authors include several of the world's leading Descartes scholars ... the volume will be a significant contribution to the literature on Descartes ... it would certainly be bought by every serious academic library, many individual Descartes scholars (of whom there are quite a large number) would buy it; and it might well find some use as a supplemental text in seminars on Descartes (which most graduate programs regularly offer)' Vere Chappell, Philosophy, University of Massachusetts

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019507551X
• ISBN 13: 9780195075519
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366