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Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

By Tom Sorell

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2001
ISBN
0192854097
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2093506 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Pages
129\129
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

Descartes is perhaps best known for his statement, ''Cogito, ergo sum,'' the cornerstone of his metaphysics. But he did not intend the metaphysics to stand apart from his scientific work, which included important investigations into physics, mathematics, and optics. In this book, Sorell shows that Descarates was, above all, an advocate and practitioner of the new mathematical approach to physics, and that he developed his philosophies to support his discoveries in the sciences.

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