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Descartes

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

Descartes

By Bernard Williams

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Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy'. His attempts to find foundations for knowledge, and to reconcile the existence of the soul with the emerging science of his time, are among the most influential and widely studied in the history of philosophy. This is a classic and challenging introduction to Descartes by one of the most distinguished modern philosophers. Bernard Williams not only analyzes Descartes' project of founding knowledge on certainty, but uncovers the ph...Show more

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9781138019188

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2014

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1

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Descartes

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Paperback

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