Descartes - An Intellectual Biography

by Stephen Gaukroger

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Ren Descartes's insights into the nature of knowledge and the mind have inspired awe and debate through the centuries. But while philosophers have sought to understand the ramifications of his theories, they have paid much less attention to how, exactly, he arrived at his ideas. What twists and turns of his intellect brought him to his epochal conclusions? How did his personal ambitions and the social conditions of his era shape his thought? These...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198239947

ISBN13:9780198239949

Release Date:May 1995

Publisher:OUP Oxford

Length:520 Pages

Weight:2.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Historical History & Surveys Modern Renaissance Philosophers Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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