Name: Descartes: A Very Short Introduction von Tom Sorell (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex)
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Descartes: A Very Short Introduction Zusammenfassung

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction Tom Sorell (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex)

Rene Descartes (1596-1650) had a remarkably short working life, and his output was small, yet his contributions to philosophy and science have endured to the present day. He is perhaps best known for his statement 'Cogito, ergo sum'. By a mixture of 'intuition' and 'deduction' Descartes derived from the 'cogito' principle first the existence of a material world. But Descartes did not intend the metaphysics to stand apart from his scientific work, which included important investigations into physics, mathematics, psychology, and optics. In this book Tom Sorrell shows that Descartes was, above all, an advocate and practitioner of a new mathematical approach to physics, and that he developed his metaphysics to support his programme in the sciences. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction Bewertungen

Sorell's account well portrays the intensely personal character of Descartes's thought, and in doing so tells us much about the thinker himself. The pages ... devoted to the Meditations surely constitute the best available introductory sketch of Descartes's classic. * Times Higher Education Supplement *
concise and lucid ... it radiates authority * J. V. Field, Mathematical Reviews *

Über Tom Sorell (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex)

Tom Sorell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Essex. He is the author of Hobbes (1986), Moral Theory and Capital Punishment (1987), Scientism (1991), and editor of The Rise of Modern Philosophy (1993) and The Cambridge Companion to Hobbes (1995).

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9780192854094

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0192854097

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Descartes: A Very Short Introduction Tom Sorell (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex)

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Tom Sorell (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex)

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Very Short Introductions

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Oxford University Press

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2001-11-30

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