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Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen: The Defense of Reason in Descartes's ''Meditations''

By Harry G. Frankfurt , Rebecca Goldstein

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
9780691134161, 0691134162, 0691134154, 9780691134154, 9781400828180
LCC
B1854 .F7 2008
Open Library ID
OL11182997M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
935 kB (957346 bytes)
Edition
1st Princeton Ed
Pages
283\283
Library
avaxhome.ws
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-31 11:43:38

Description

In this classic work, best-selling author Harry Frankfurt provides a compelling analysis of the question that not only lies at the heart of Descartes's Meditations , but also constitutes the central preoccupation of modern philosophy: on what basis can reason claim to provide any justification for the truth of our beliefs? Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen provides an ingenious account of Descartes's defense of reason against his own famously skeptical doubts that he might be a madman, dreaming, or, worse yet, deceived by an evil demon into believing falsely. Frankfurt's masterful and imaginative reading of Descartes's seminal work not only stands the test of time; one imagines Descartes himself nodding in agreement.

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