Author: Susan Bordo
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
Keywords: series, philosophy, culture, cartesianism, objectivity, essays, flight
Number of Pages: 145
Published: 1987-07-01
List price: $59.50
ISBN-10: 0887064108
ISBN-13: 9780887064104

Author: T. M. Lenno
Publisher: Institute for Research on Public Policy
Keywords: history, ideas, studies, queen, cartesianism, mcgill, problems
Number of Pages: 253
Published: 1982-09-01
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 0773510001
ISBN-13: 9780773510005

The typical Cartesian collection contains papers which treat the problems arising out of Descartes’s philosophy as though they and it appeared for the first time in a recent journal. The approach of this collection is quite different. The eight contributors concentrate on problems faced by Cartesianism which are of historical significance. Without denigrating the importance of the technique of exploiting the texts in a manner that appeals to contemporary philosophical interests, the contributors show how Cartesianism was shaped over time by the criticism it received. This criticism took

Author: B. Narahari Rao
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Keywords: und, studien, zur, philosophie, quellen, cartesianism, reconstruction, ryle, critique, semiotic
Number of Pages: 165
Published: 1994-11
List price: $111.00
ISBN-10: 3110141566
ISBN-13: 9783110141566

Authors:Nathan Smith and Jason Taylor, Nathan Smith, Jason T
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Keywords: cartesianism, descartes
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 2005-06-01
List price: $69.99
ISBN-10: 1904303455
ISBN-13: 9781904303459

Descartes is well known for his decisive and spectacular break with the philosophical tradition. Indeed, on account of that break, he is frequently reputed to be the father of modern philosophy. This reputation, in an important sense, seems deserved. The present collection, however, attempts to reevaluate the currency of this common opinion by attending to the impact of Cartesianism on philosophy from its immediate epicenter in 17th century science and metaphysics up to its continuing consequences today. In a larger sense, the volume aims to contribute to efforts underway in contemporary