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- catalog abstract ""In this new introduction to a classic philosophical text, Catherine Wilson examines the arguments of Descartes's famous Meditations, the book which launched modern philosophy. Drawing on the reinterpretations of Descartes's thought of the past twenty-five years, she shows how Descartes constructs a theory of the mind, the body, nature, and God from a premise of radical uncertainty. She discusses in detail the historical context of Descartes's writings, and their relationship to early modern science, and at the same time she introduces concepts and problems that define the philosophical enterprise as it is understood today. Following closely the text of the Meditations and meant to be read alongside them, this survey is accessible to readers with no previous background in philosophy. It is well suited to university-level courses on Descartes, but can also be read with profit by students in other disciplines."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13048818.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""In this new introduction to a classic philosophical text, Catherine Wilson examines the arguments of Descartes's famous Meditations, the book which launched modern philosophy. Drawing on the reinterpretations of Descartes's thought of the past twenty-five years, she shows how Descartes constructs a theory of the mind, the body, nature, and God from a premise of radical uncertainty. She discusses in detail the historical context of Descartes's writings, and their relationship to early modern science, and at the same time she introduces concepts and problems that define the philosophical enterprise as it is understood today. Following closely the text of the Meditations and meant to be read alongside them, this survey is accessible to readers with no previous background in philosophy. It is well suited to university-level courses on Descartes, but can also be read with profit by students in other disciplines."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-265) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: About the Meditations -- 1. The situation of the Meditator is described and his desire to demolish everything and begin again is explored, while the Reader is introduced to some basic philosophical concepts -- 2. Meditation One: The possibility of a malevolent Demon is raised and the Meditator resolves to doubt everything he can possibly doubt -- 3. Meditation Two: The Meditator discovers an indubitable proposition and continues with an investigation into her ideas of herself and her ideas of corporeal things -- 4. Meditation Three (I): The Meditator discovers how to distinguish true from false propositions by reference to the clarity and distinctness of his ideas and considers whether God is merely a subjective idea.".
- catalog extent "xii, 271 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521007666 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0521809819 (hb)".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "194 21".
- catalog subject "B1854 .W55 2003".
- catalog subject "Descartes, René, 1596-1650. Meditationes de prima philosophia.".
- catalog subject "First philosophy.".
- catalog subject "God Proof, Ontological.".
- catalog subject "Metaphysics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: About the Meditations -- 1. The situation of the Meditator is described and his desire to demolish everything and begin again is explored, while the Reader is introduced to some basic philosophical concepts -- 2. Meditation One: The possibility of a malevolent Demon is raised and the Meditator resolves to doubt everything he can possibly doubt -- 3. Meditation Two: The Meditator discovers an indubitable proposition and continues with an investigation into her ideas of herself and her ideas of corporeal things -- 4. Meditation Three (I): The Meditator discovers how to distinguish true from false propositions by reference to the clarity and distinctness of his ideas and considers whether God is merely a subjective idea.".
- catalog title "Descartes's Meditations : an introduction / Catherine Wilson.".
- catalog type "text".