On Descartes' Metaphysical Prism: The Constitution and the Limits of Onto-Theo-Logy in Cartesian Thought

by Jean-Luc Marion

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Does Descartes belong to metaphysics? What do we mean when we say "metaphysics"? These questions form the point of departure for Jean-Luc Marion's groundbreaking study of Cartesian thought. Analyses of Descartes' notion of the ego and his idea of God show that if Descartes represents the fullest example of metaphysics, he no less transgresses its limits. Writing as philosopher and historian of philosophy, Marion uses Heidegger's concept of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226505391

ISBN13:9780226505398

Release Date:May 1999

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:388 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History & Surveys Metaphysics Philosophy

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