Items related to Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry

Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry - Hardcover

 
9780415356268: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 

Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy'.His attempts to find foundations for knowledge, and to reconcile the existence of the soul with the emerging science of his time, are among the most influential and widely studied in the history of philosophy.

This is a classic and challenging introduction to Descartes by one of the most distinguished modern philosophers. Bernard Williams not only analyzes Descartes' project of founding knowledge on certainty, but uncovers the philosophical motives for his search. With acute insight, he demonstrates how Descartes' Meditations are not merely a description but the very enactment of philosophical thought and discovery. Williams covers all of the key areas of Descartes' thought, including God, the will, the possibility of knowledge, and the mind and its place in nature. He also makes profound contributions to the theory of knowledge, metaphysics and philosophy generally. This is essential reading for any student of philosophy.

This reissue includes a new foreword by John Cottingham.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:

'His biographical digest is as succinct as his philosophical analysis is thorough.' - The Sunday Times

'Bernard Williams is arguably the greatest philosopher of his era.' - The Guardian

'Descartes - The Project of Pure Enquiry, first published in 1978 and repackaged here with a foreword by the Cartesian scholar John Cottingham, is a good deal more than just a survey of one of the landmarks in the history of philosophy. It is itself a work of substantive philosophical analysis and a reminder of just what British philosophy lost when Williams died in 2003.' - New Humanist

'[Bernard Williams] brought philosophical reflection to an opulent array of subjects, with more imagination and with greater cultural and historical understanding than anyone else of his time' Thomas Nagel, London Review of Books

'Bernard Williams has a greater force of thought, deployed over a wider horizon, than anyone else I have ever listened to.' John Dunn - The Times Higher Education Supplement

Synopsis:
[Copy finalized on Blurbwriter, with additional amendments: check there for latest version, don't use this one. - GMM, 16 Nov 04] Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy'. His attempts to find foundations for knowledge, and to reconcile the existence of the soul with the emerging science of his time, are among the most influential and widely studied in the history of philosophy. This is a classic and challenging introduction to Descartes by one of the most distinguished modern philosophers. Bernard Williams not only analyzes Descartes's project of founding knowledge on certainty, but uncovers the philosophical motives for his search. With acute insight, he demonstrates how Descartes's "Meditations" are not merely a description but the very enactment of philosophical thought and discovery. Williams covers all of the key areas of Descartes's thought, including God, the will, the possibility of knowledge, and the mind and its place in nature. He also makes some profound contributions to the theory of knowledge, metaphysics and philosophy generally, making "Descartes" essential reading for any student of philosophy.

This reissue includes a new foreword by John Cottingham, University of Reading.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherRoutledge
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 0415356261
  • ISBN 13 9780415356268
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages328
  • Rating
Buy Used
2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Cloth... Learn more about this copy

Shipping: £ 3.17
Within U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Add to Basket

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781138019188: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry (Routledge Classics)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9781138019188
Publisher: Routledge, 2014
Softcover

  • 9780415356275: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry

    Routledge, 2005
    Softcover

  • 9780140138405: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry (Penguin philosophy)

    Penguin, 1990
    Softcover

  • 9780391005631: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry

    Humani..., 1978
    Hardcover

  • 9781138132085: Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry (Routledge Classics)

    Routledge, 2015
    Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Williams, Bernard
Published by Routledge (2005)
ISBN 10: 0415356261 ISBN 13: 9780415356268
Used Hardcover First Edition Quantity: 1
Seller:

Book Description Condition: Used - Very Good. 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Cloth. Octavo. xviii & 308 pp. Slight shelf wear to boards. Very Good. Seller Inventory # C57787

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy Used
£ 26.52
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.17
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds