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In every case, however, the philosophy that is the foundation of his work has always been the same, but has always been unspoken, until nowoxfam shop colne road a practical guide to what we have lost in the modern world, why we have lost it and how easily it is to rediscoverhis work has sought to meet a huge range of modern challenges, from urbanisation to deforestationoriginally treated with scepticism, many of his ideas are now widely accepted and gaining increasing impact and influencesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor more than 30 years his royal highness prince charles the prince of wales has been at the forefront of a growing ecological movementharmony is a blueprint for a more balanced, sustainable world that the human race must create to survive
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'aesthetic experience' - which occupies a prominent place in the philosophy of artowner's name on ffepexperience, and evaluate ita good book here in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehow can we theorize about the nature of art in general and the art work in particular, and about what makes an object a good work of art, if we do not experience it? nijhoff hardback with no dji hope this debate continues in its momentum and creative outcomewe do not only create art; we also enjoy, igood binding and no other marksthe time is, however, ripe to direct our attention to another important, yet neglected, concept - vizoxfam books & music totnes the majority of aestheticians have focused their attention during the past three decades on the identity, or essential nature, of art: can 'art' be defined? what makes an object a work of art? under what conditions can we characterize in a classificatory sense an object as an art work? the debate, and at times controversy, over these questions proved to be constructive, intellectually stimulating, and in many cases suggestive of new ideas
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This is a concise history of the philosophy and practice of alchemy from its beginnings to the twentieth centuryshe is the author of more than thirty books on a wide range of subjectsbut what i admire about it most is how enlightening and enlivening it is
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After an opening overview of wittgenstein's philosophy the following essays fall into two classes: those that investigate connections between the philosophy of wittgenstein and other philosophers and philosophical trends, and those which enter into some of the controversies that, over the last two decades, have raged over the interpretation of one aspect or another of wittgenstein's writingsoxfam bookshop preston wittgenstein: connections and controversies consists of thirteen thematically linked essays on different aspects of the philosophy of wittgenstein, by one of the leading commentators on his workthe connections that are explored include the relationship between wittgenstein's philosophy and the humanistic and hermeneutic traditions in european philosophy, wittgenstein's response to frazer's golden bough and the interpretation of ritual actions, his attitude towards and criticisms of frege (both in the tractatus and in the later philosophy), the relationship between his ideas and those of members of the vienna circle on the matter of ostensive definition, and a comparison of carnap's conception of the elimination of metaphysics and of strawson's rehabilitation of metaphysics with wittgenstein's later criticisms of metaphysicsthe controversies into which hacker enters include the diamond-conant interpretation of the tractatus (which is shown to be inconsistent with the text of the tractatus and with wittgenstein's explanations of and comments on his book), winch's interpretation of the tractatus conception of names, kripke's interpretation of wittgenstein's discussion of following a rule (which is demonstrated to be remote from wittgenstein's intentions), and malcolm's defence of the idea that wittgenstein claimed that mastery of a language logically requires that the language be shared with other speakerssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethese far-ranging essays, several of them previously unpublished or difficult to find, shed much light upon different aspects of wittgenstein's thought, and upon the controversies which it has stimulated
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His seminal individuals rehabilitated metaphysics as a respectable enterprise within analytic philosophythe collection ranges from kant interpretation and the history of analytic philosophy through philosophical logic, metaphysics, and epistemology to the philosophy of mind and aestheticsamong the contributors are leading kant scholars, metaphysicians and historians of analytic philosophythe questions discussed are of central importance not just to kant scholarship but also to contemporary analytic philosophythey include the question of whether philosophy can achieve a priori insights and whether these insights concern reality or our way of thinking about reality, the nature of the self, the character of aesthetic appreciation and of perception, and the prospects for meeting the challenge of scepticismit combines strawson's own account of that relation with papers by eminent pupils, admirers and criticssome of them (strawson, glock, hacker, bird, cassam, stroud) deal with general questions concerning the nature of strawson's kantianism and of his rehabilitation of metaphysicsthis was followed by the bounds of sense, a brilliant and provocative discussion of the first critique which continues to influence kant scholarship by way of inspiration and opposition alikein this, it reflects the range of strawson's own philosophical interests and achievementssome (westphal, rosefeldt, de gaynesford, allison, förster) are devoted to more specific topics in kantoxfam bookshop preston sir peter strawson is not just among the greatest living philosophers, but also the leading proponent of analytic kantianismin others, (grundmann and misselhorn, stern, hyman), the focus is more on strawson than on kantsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhile there have been anthologies on strawson and on transcendental arguments, this is the first book to cover strawson's relation to kant as a wholethe papers divide into three kindsit also inaugurated a distinctly kantian project - descriptive metaphysics - and placed the idea of transcendental arguments at the centre of epistemological, metaphysical, and methodological debate
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Ideal for any student of philosophy of psychology or philosophy of mindoxfam shop dumfries philosophy of psychology: contemporary readings is a comprehensive anthology that includes classic and contemporary readings from leading philosophersaddressing in depth the major topics within philosophy of psychology, the editor has carefully selected articles under the following headings: pictures of the mind commonsense psychology representation and cognitive architecturearticles by the following philosophers are included: blackburn, churchland, clark, cummins, dennett, davidson, fodor, kitcher, lewis, lycan, mcdowell, mcleod, rey, segal, sticheach section includes a helpful introduction by the editor which aims to guide the student gently into the topicthe book is highly accessible and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject, including discussion of the leading philosophers in the fieldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop preston featuring updates and the inclusion of nine new chapters, analytic philosophy: an anthology, 2nd edition offers a comprehensive and authoritative collection of the most influential readings in analytic philosophy written over the past hundred yearsaustin, other bodies by tyler burge, individualism and supervenience by jerry fodor, responsibility and avoidability by roderick chisholm, alternative possibilities and moral responsibility by harry frankfurt, and personal identity by derek parfit * offers diverse approaches to analytic philosophy by including readings from austin, wittgenstein, quine, and davidsonsmart, selections from sense and sensibilia by j* features broad coverage of analytic philosophy, including such topics as ethics, methodology, and freedom and personal identity * focuses on classic or seminal articles that were especially influential or significant * new articles in this edition include proof of an external world by gsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremoore, criteria, defeasibility, and knowledge by john mcdowell, sensations and brain processes by j
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These thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their criticsin the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, rawls's a theory of justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophy"-michael eric dyson, new york times a history of how political philosophy was recast by the rise of postwar liberalism and irrevocably changed by john rawls's a theory of justicein the shadow of justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of john rawlsfine unclipped dust-wrappershe traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the s and '70s and beyondin this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, katrina forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism-a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state-became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar united states and britainusing archival sources, forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among american antistatists and british egalitariansoxfam bookshop cotham hill black boards with gold-embossed spine which is unbrokenpages are clean and tight with no tears, bumps, or nicksin these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right-from the new international economic order to the rise of the new rightrecasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, in the shadow of justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limitssee oxfam website for delivery information read more "a forceful, encyclopedic study
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Strongly linked together by their focus on philosophy of mind, action and responsibility, the papers make a significant contribution to those areas of philosophy that kenny has made particularly his own, and constitute a timely celebration of his workin the wide range and historical breadth of his interests, he has influenced many parts of the philosophical landscape, especially in the philosophy of mind and the theory of human action and responsibilityit contains sixteen essays (four on each philosopher) written by leading specialists in the relevant areaoxfam bookshop preston sir anthony kenny is one of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of our timea preface by the editors describes anthony kenny's philosophical career, and the volume also includes a complete bibliography of his writingsin contrast to many of his contemporaries, who have played down philosophy's debt to its past, kenny's work has always been rooted in the great tradition of western philosophical inquirywhile keeping to the highest standards of scholarship and philosophical rigour, the volume aims to be engaging and comprehensible to a wide audience, thus mirroring the clarity and accessibility that are the hallmarks of kenny's own philosophical writings mind, method and morality celebrates kenny's work by focusing on the four great philosophers to whom kenny has given special attention, namely aristotle, aquinas, descartes, and wittgensteinsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This volume covers his later philosophy from onwardspears aims to relate the general to the particular within a clearly delineated framework, thereby hoping to make wittgenstein more accessible to students of philosophy and to non-specialistsoxfam bookshop preston this is the second of two volumes which describe the development of wittgenstein's philosophy from the "notebooks" and the "tractatus" to "philosophical investigations" and his other later writingsvolume i and ii form a continuous study of wittgenstein's philosophy, but they are designed to be read independently of each otherthe work as a whole is designed to fill a gap in the literature on wittgenstein, and the doctrines and ideas chosen for close discussion are those which the author believes reveal the general structure of wittgenstein's thoughtspine is creased, and there are annotations throughout, but the book is otherwise in good conditionit traces two lines of thought, one starting from the treatment of solipsism in the "tractatus" and the other developing out of the early theory of language proposed in that booksee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Whether discussing philosophy, simone weil or the power of hypnosis, he makes fascinating excursions into the bearing of wittgenstein's thought on philosophy and the practice of medicine and psychiatrythrough notes on conversations with wittgenstein, letters to a student of philosophy and correspondence of almost 30 years with rush rhees, drury gives shape to what he had learned from wittgensteinthe selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicinecentral to the collection is the danger of words, the text described by ray monk as 'the most truly wittgensteinian book published by any of wittgenstein's students'beautifully written and carefully selected, each piece reveals the impact of wittgenstein's teachings, shedding light on the friendship and thinking of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th centurysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge inalongside a foreword by monk and an introduction presenting a new biography of drury, analysing the relationship between him and wittgenstein, this collection features previously unpublished archival sourcesthe subsequent course of drury's life and thought was to be enormously influenced by his teacher
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Julian young argues that nietzsche's thought about art can only be understood in the context of his wider philosophy this is a clear and lucid account of nietzsche's philosophy of art, combining exegesis, interpretation and criticism in a judicious balanceyoung then divides nietzsche's career and his philosophy of art into four distinct phases, but suggests that these phases describe a circlein particular, he discusses the dramatic changes in nietzschean aesthetics against the background of the celebrated themes of the death of god, eternal recurrence, and the idea of the übermenschoxfam books & music olneysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat the beginning and end art is important because it 'redeems' us from lifean attempt at world-affirmation is made in the central phases, but nietzsche is predominantly influenced at the beginning and end of his career by a schopenhauerian pessimism
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Nevertheless, the tractatus contains philosophical insights, achieved despite his early preconceptions, that form the foundation of his later philosophyoxfam bookshop hampstead elucidating the tractatus: wittgenstein's early philosophy of language and logic discussion of wittgenstein's tractatus is currently dominated by two opposing interpretations of the work: a metaphysical or realist reading and the 'resolute' reading of diamond and conant see oxfam website for delivery information read moremarie mcginn's principal aim in this book is to develop an alternative interpretative line, which rejects the idea, central to the metaphysical reading, that wittgenstein sets out to ground the logic of our language in features of an independently constituted reality, but which allows that he aims to provide positive philosophical insights into how language functionsmcginn takes as a guiding principle the idea that we should see wittgenstein's early work as an attempt to eschew philosophical theory and to allow language itself to reveal how it functionshowever, the early wittgenstein undertakes this descriptive project in the grip of a set of preconceptions concerning the essence of language that determine both how he conceives the problem and the approach he takes to the task of clarificationby this account, the aim of the work is to elucidate what language itself makes clear, namely, what is essential to its capacity to express thoughts that are true or falsein very good condition, though there is a faint erased pencil mark on the first endpaper
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A team of thirty-eight of the world's leading philosophers present original essays on various aspects of how philosophy should be and is donethe third part of the book is devoted to essays about the interconnections between philosophy and neighbouring fields, including those of mathematics, psychology, literature and film, and neuroscienceoxfam bookshop preston this is the most comprehensive book ever published on philosophical methodologythe first part is devoted to broad traditions and approaches to philosophical methodology (including logical empiricism, phenomenology, and ordinary language philosophy)see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe entries in the second part address topics in philosophical methodology, such as intuitions, conceptual analysis, and transcendental arguments
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Here readers will find one of the world's most eminent thinkers shedding light on the central concern of modern philosophyoxfam bookshop preston "the philosophy of mind is unique among contemporary philosophical subjects," writes john searle, "in that all of the most famous and influential theories are falsesearle begins with a look at the twelve problems of philosophy of mind--which he calls "descartes and other disasters"--problems which he returns to throughout the volume, as he illuminates such topics as the freedom of the will, the actual operation of mental causation, the nature and functioning of the unconscious, the analysis of perception, and the concept of the self" in mind, searle dismantles these famous and influential theories as he presents a vividly written, comprehensive introduction to the mindsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Through the considerations of themes in the philosophy of language, ontology, and the philosophy of science, the book aims at offering an historically-informed introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, approached through the lenses of its most fundamental problemit discusses the answers given by aristotle, proclus and kant, through frege's and russell's versions of logicism, hilbert's formalism, gödel's platonism, up to the the current debate on benacerraf's dilemma and the indispensability argumentthe title page and publishing information page have been torn out from the beginning of the bookpalgrave macmillan paperback with a protective plastic cover around it, is in excellent conditionoxfam books & music totnes what is mathematics about? and if it is about some sort of mathematical reality, how can we have access to it? this is the problem raised by plato, which still today is the subject of lively philosophical disputessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book traces the history of the problem, from its origins to its contemporary treatmentno internal marks and good binding
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The book, which severely attacks francis bacon’s philosophy would have fourteen editions untilnew edition, complete in two volumes, of this essay published posthumously and written by count joseph de maistre () on the philosophy of francis bacon ()in good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitein his review of bacon's philosophy, what he attacks in bacon is less bacon himself, than the inspiration for encyclopaedists; and what he proposes to demonstrate against them is that the world, unintelligible for human reason, becomes so only in the light of purpose5 cm) half glossy period calfskin, smooth spine with raised bands with gold stamped title label and volume numberslight signs of wear to the headcap and tailcapoctavo (13 x 21examen de la philosophie de bacon, où l'on traite différentes questions de philosophie rationnelle; ouvrage posthume2 kg read morebindings in good conditionyellowed interiors, some inconsequential foxing that doesn’t affect readingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available? count joseph de maistreprovenance: from abbot fusey professor at the st ignatius school in dijonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store? [2 volumes] paris, poussielgue-rusand / lyon, pelagaud, volare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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Oxfam bookshop newport 'the hermetic philosophy volume ii' - being the teachings of i-em-hotep through mrs k barkel see oxfam website for delivery information read morea scarce collectable itemin general, good condition for its ageno highlighting or notesblue cloth boards show some white discolouration, possibly caused by water, at the bottom section of the front coverthe teachings contained in this book are known as the 'hermetic philosophy' and the 'dawn of truth'; the second of three volumes intended for beginnersslight yellowing to page edges, and occasional brown spots, otherwise text block is clean and brightappendix covers 'the ritual known as the washing of the feetsome shelf wear with rubbing to corners and spine endschapters include, light of the path; laying the foundation; preparation for initiation; daily life on the path; the training of the mind; the training of the body; hermetic ideals; the hermetic mysteries; delvic, stellar, and lunar initiation
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A comedy and a philosophya comedy and a philosophy by bernard shawman and supermanman and supermanspine badly damaged, please see picturesyear of publicationpublished by constable and compsny ltdmaudsley of the maudsely hospital london ?****** read morepages clean but a couple may have small mark, thereon******there is a note written on the flyleaf, please see pictureit is signed by dr, maudsleycould this be something to do with drby bernard shawfront cover seperated from the rest of the book
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Title: the consolations of philosophytitle: the consolations of philosophyproduct category: bookslist price (msrp): 9authors: alain de bottoncondition: goodbinding: paperback
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Title: the ultimate south park and philosophy: respect my philosophah! (the blackwell philosophy and pop culture series)
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philosophy text book for a2 ethics and philosophy of mind by micheal lacewing in good condition, @ ÂŁ 200 or collect yourself for free postage50 and plus postage ÂŁ2
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Title: think: a compelling introduction to philosophyproduct category: bookslist price (msrp): 9authors: simon blackburncondition: good
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Title: philosophy for busy peoplecondition: very goodproduct category: bookslist price (msrp): 9authors: alain stephenbinding: hardcoverfirst edition: false
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It is a dialogue of alternating prose and verse between the ailing prisoner and his 'nurse' philosophy the consolation was extremely popular throughout medieval europe and his ideas were influential on the thought of chaucer and danteher instruction on the nature of fortune and happiness, good and evil, fate and free will, restore his health and bring him to enlightenmentbook and slipcase are in excellent conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle boethius was an eminent public figure under the gothic emperor theodoric, and an exceptional greek scholarwatts translation, with a preface by brian kenawhen he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in pavia, it was to the greek philosophers that he turnedsee oxfam website for delivery information read more the consolation was written in the period leading up to his brutal executionthis folio edition is the v
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In philosophy and some areas of cognitive science, the emphasis on embodied cognition has fostered a renewed interest in rethinking personal identity, mind-body dualism, and overly cartesian conceptions of selfthese and other issues motivate questions about how we understand, not only "the self", but also how we understand ourselves in social and cultural contexts) research on the topic of self has increased significantly in recent years across a number of disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, psychopathology, and neuroscienceoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the oxford handbook of the self gallagher, shaun (edthe oxford handbook of the self is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that address questions in all of these areassee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith respect to self-agency, similar questions arise in experimental psychologypoststructuralist deconstructions of traditional metaphysical conceptions of subjectivity have led to debates about whether there are any grounds (moral if not metaphysical) for reconstructing the notion of selfquestions about whether selves actually exist or have an illusory status have been raised from perspectives as diverse as neuroscience, buddhism, and narrative theoryin addition, advances in developmental psychology have pushed to the forefront questions about the ontogenetic origin of self-experience, while studies of psychopathology suggest that concepts like self and agency are central to explaining important aspects of pathological experience
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The handbook will be a rich source of insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, and for people working in other disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, who are interested in the state of phenomenology todayoxfam bookshop preston the oxford handbook of contemporary phenomenology presents twenty-eight essays by some of the leading figures in the field, and gives an authoritative overview of the type of work and range of topics found and discussed in contemporary phenomenologythe essays aim to articulate and develop original theoretical perspectivessome offer detailed analyses of concrete phenomena; others take a more comprehensive perspective and seek to outline and motivate the future direction of phenomenologyit is the definitive guide to what is currently going on in phenomenologysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit includes discussions of such diverse topics as intentionality, embodiment, perception, naturalism, temporality, self-consciousness, language, knowledge, ethics, politics, art and religion, and will make it clear that phenomenology, far from being a tradition of the past, is alive and in a position to make valuable contributions to contemporary thoughtsome of them are concerned with issues and questions typical and distinctive of phenomenological philosophy, while others address questions familiar to analytic philosophers, but do so with arguments and ideas taken from phenomenology
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Oxfam bookshop hampstead john macmurray: community beyond political philosophy by frank gkirkpatrick scottish philosopher john macmurray's intriguing career makes the job of classifying his work difficult by contemporary academic modes of categorizationkirkpatrick contends that macmurray's most important contribution to the field is his development of a philosophical understanding of what constitutes an authentic communitythrough this analysis, kirkpatrick explores the extraordinary resonances of macmurray's political thought in other modern philosophers and reveals his enduring significancein this long-overdue analysis of macmurray, frank kirkpatrick traces the development of macmurray's thought with its roots in the bible, hegel and the democratic liberal tradition of the westsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreabove all, he was a political philosopher determined to place politics into a wider, more comprehensive, metaphysical and religious frameworknice clean pages inside; small signs of wear on front coverdespite his extensive writings on political principles and politics and significant influence on numerous british politicians, he never regarded the political sphere as an end in itself
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen fifty years on from its original publication, hla hart's the concept of law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first timepublished in see oxfam website for delivery information read morein this third edition, leslie green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of hart's project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work
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Examining the full range of descartes' achievements and legacy, it includes 256 in-depth entries that explain key concepts relating to his thoughtpublished in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read morecumulatively they uncover interpretative disputes, trace his influences, and explain how his work was received by critics and developed by followersoxfam books & music aberdeen the cambridge descartes lexicon is the definitive reference source on rené descartes, 'the father of modern philosophy' and arguably among the most important philosophers of all timethere are entries on topics such as certainty, cogito ergo sum, doubt, dualism, free will, god, geometry, happiness, human being, knowledge, meditations on first philosophy, mind, passion, physics, and virtue, which are written by the largest and most distinguished team of cartesian scholars ever assembled for a collaborative research project - 92 contributors from ten countries
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