Descartes's Meditations : critical essays /

Descartes's Meditations : critical essays /

This collection of recent articles by leading scholars is designed to illuminate one of the greatest and most influential philosophical books of all time. It includes incisive commentary on every major theme and argument in the Meditations, and will be valuable not only to philosophers but to histor...

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Other Authors: Chappell, V. C (Vere Claiborne), 1930-, Chappell, V. C (Vere Claiborne), 1930-2019
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c1997
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 1997
Lanham, Md. : [1997], ©1997
Lanham, Md. : c1997
Lanham, Md. ; New York : c1997
Lanham : [1997]
Series:Critical essays on the classics
Subjects:
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650 > Meditationes de prima philosophia
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650 > Meditationes de prima philosophia.
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650 > Meditationes de prima philosophia.
Meditationes de prima philosophia (Descartes, René)
Meditationes de prima philosophia (Descartes, René)
First philosophy
God > Proof, Ontological
Metaphysics
Table of Contents:
  • The first meditation / John P. Carriero.
  • The cogito and its importance / Peter J. Markie.
  • Descartes on his essence / Stephen Schiffer.
  • Descartes' cosmological argument / Robert Delahunty.
  • Descartes' problematic causal principle of ideas / Frederick J. O'Toole.
  • Will and theory of judgment / David M. Rosenthal.
  • Epistemic appraisal and the Cartesian circle / Fred Feldman.
  • Descartes' ontological argument / Anthony Kenny.
  • Descartes': the epistemological argument for mind-body distinctness / Margaret D. Wilson.
  • Descartes, sixth mediation: the external world, 'nature' and human nature / John Cottingham.
  • Truth and stability in Descartes' Meditations / Jonathan Bennett
  • 1 The First Meditation / John P. Carriero
  • 2. The Cogito and Its Importance / Peter J. Markie
  • 3. Descartes on His Essence / Stephen Schiffer
  • 4. Descartes' Cosmological Argument / Robert Delahunty
  • 5. Descartes' Problematic Causal Principle of Ideas / Frederick J. O'Toole
  • 6. Will and the Theory of Judgment / David M. Rosenthal
  • 7. Epistemic Appraisal and the Cartesian Circle / Fred Feldman
  • 8. Descartes' Ontological Argument / Anthony Kenny
  • 9. Descartes: The Epistemological Argument for Mind-Body Distinctness / Margaret D. Wilson
  • 10. Descartes, Sixth Meditation: The External World, 'Nature' and Human Nature / John Cottingham
  • 11. Truth and Stability in Descartes' Meditations / Jonathan Bennett.

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