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Descartes' System of Natural Philosophy

By Stephen Gaukroger

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0521005256, 9780521005258, 0521808979, 9780521808972, 9780511014529
Open Library ID
OL7712764M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1594199 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
268\268
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

Towards the end of his life, Descartes published the first four parts of a projected six-part work, The Principles of Philosophy. This was intended to be the definitive statement of his complete system of philosophy, dealing with everything from cosmology to the nature of human happiness. Stephen Gaukroger examines the system, and reconstructs the last two parts, "On Living Things" and "On Man", from Descartes' other writings. He relates the work to the tradition of late Scholastic textbooks which it follows, and also to Descartes' other philosophical writings.

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