Descartes' Natural Philosophy (Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415510708 ISBN 13: 9780415510707

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

The most comprehensive collection of essays on Descartes' scientific writings ever published, this volume offers a detailed reassessment of Descartes' scientific work and its bearing on his philosophy. The 35 essays, written by some of the world's leading scholars, cover topics as diverse as optics, cosmology and medicine, and will be of vital interest to all historians of philosophy or science.

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Review:

'Gaukroger's book provides many insights into the sturcture and function of Descartes' natural philosophy and should provoke fruitful discussions in the relevant areas of Cartesian and Early Modern study.' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

'Descartes scholars everywhere will welcome this book.' Endeavour

' ... the book is much recommended. Descartes' System performs a badly needed job proficiently, and everyone who cares about Descartes or early modern natural philosophy should read it.' Oxford Academic Journals

Book Description:

Towards the end of his life, Descartes published the first four parts of a projected six-part work, The Principles of Philosophy. This was intended to be the definitive statement of his complete system of philosophy. In this book, Gaukroger examines the whole system, and reconstructs the last two parts from Descartes' other writings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0415510708
• ISBN 13: 9780415510707
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 780
• Editor: Gaukroger Stephen, Schuster John, Sutton John