Descartes : Key Philosophical Writings

Descartes : Key Philosophical Writings

Author: 
Descartes, Rene
Place: 
Hertfordshire
Publisher: 
Wordsworth Editions Limited
Phys descriptions: 
407p. ; 20 cm.
Date published: 
1997
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Responsibility: 
Haldane , Elizabeth S., jt. author
Ross, G. R. T., jt. author
ISBN: 
9781853264702
Call No: 
165.74 DES
Abstract: 

Rene Descartes has been described as the "father" of modern philosophy. This selection of Descartes' writings attempt to answer central questions surrounding self, God, free-will and knowledge, using the science of thought as opposed to received wisdom based on the tenets of faith.

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Series: 
DESCARTES, RENE -- 1596-1650.|MODERN PHILOSOPHY|PHILOSOPHY
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CITATION: Descartes, Rene. Descartes : Key Philosophical Writings . Hertfordshire : Wordsworth Editions Limited , 1997. - Available at: https://library.au.int/descartes-key-philosophical-writings