John Cottingham

Cartesian Reflections

Essays on Descartes's Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the world's leading Descartes scholars explores central areas of his philosophy, including his views on the nature of thought, the relationship between mind and body, his scientific worldview and its influence on modern thinking, the place of God in his philosophical system, and his account of the emotions and the good life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780199226979
• ISBN-10: 0199226970
• Artikelnr.: 24766628

Autorenporträt

John Cottingham is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Reading. His principal research interests are in early-modern philosophy (especially Descartes) and in the philosophy of life.

Inhaltsangabe

* Part One: Overview
* 1: Descartes, the Synoptic Philosopher
* Part Two: Descartes's position in philosophy
* 2: The Cartesian Legacy
* 3: A New Start? Cartesian Metaphysics and the Emergence of Modern
Philosophy
* Part Three: Mind and World
* 4: Descartes on Thought
* 5: 'The only sure sign . . .' Descartes on Thought and Language
* 6: Intentionality or Phenomenology? Descartes and the Objects of
Thought
* 7: Descartes on Colour
* 8: A Brute to the Brutes? Descartes's Treatment of Animals
* 9: Cartesian Trialism
* Part Four: Ethics and Religion
* 10: The Intellect, the Will and the Passions
* 11: Descartes and the Voluntariness of Belief
* 12: Cartesian Ethics: Reason and the Passions
* 13: The role of God in Descartes's Philosophy
* 14: Descartes as Sage: Spiritual Askesis in Cartesian Philosophy
* 15: Plato's Sun and Descartes's Stove: Contemplation and Control in
Cartesian Philosophy
* Bibliography
* Index