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John cottingham is professor emeritus of philosophy at the university of reading and an honorary fellow of st john s college, oxford. After youve bought this ebook, you can choose to download either the pdf version or the. Students in countless introductory courses find that their imagination is captured by the lonely quest for knowledge described in descartes masterpiece, the meditations on first philosophy. Descartes meditations on first philosophy book summary. Cambridge core history of philosophy the cambridge companion to descartes edited by john cottingham. Pdf the desecularization of descartes john cottingham. The best way to understand the meditations is through the lens of descartess theistic metaphysics rather than via his programme for physical science. In search of the soul by john cottingham overdrive rakuten.
Jun 04, 2000 in this new introduction to the life, thought and works of one of the greatest seventeenthcentury philosophers, john cottingham aims to place descartes ideas in their historical context while at the same time showing how they relate to a network of philosophical problems that are still vigorously debated today. The father of modern philosophy, it seems, might yet be his childs deliverer. This volume is a refreshed and updated edition of john cottingham s bestselling 1996 edition, based on his translation in the acclaimed threevolume cambridge edition of the philosophical writings of descar. These two 1985 volumes provide a translation of the philosophical works of descartes, based on the best available latin and french texts. John cottingham professor emeritus of philosophy, university of reading. The great philosophers the great philosophers series by cottingham, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The rationalists john cottingham history of western philosophy. Focusing on the three great rationalists, descartes, spinoza, and leibniz, cottingham here examines how these philosophers tackled such issues as the relation between mind and body, the nature of substance, the place of humanity in nature, and philosophy and science, and compares similarities in their ideas.
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While not neglecting the lesser but still influential figures, such as arnauld and malebranche, john cottingham focuses primarily on the three great rationalists. They are intended to replace the only reasonably comprehensive selection of his works in english, by haldane and ross, first published in 1911. Yet if the problems begin with descartes, so too may some of the solutions. Meditations on first philosophy edited by john cottingham skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Books by john cottingham author of western philosophy. Cambridge unive rsit y pre ss frontmatter more information. Pdf descartes meditations on first philosophy download full. Edited by the renowned descartes specialist john cottingham, the selection covers the full range of descartes s thought, including chapters on the central issues in cartesian metaphysics, the relationship between mind and body, human nature and the passions, and the.
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