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 philosophical motives for his search. With acute insight, he demonstrates how Descartes'' Meditatio.
"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 philosophical motives for his search. With acute insight, he demonstrates how Descartes'' Meditatio."@en
"This classic and challenging introduction to Descartes by one of the most distinguished modern philosophers, not only analyses Descartes' project of founding knowledge on certainty, but uncovers the philosophical motives for his search."@en
"This is a study in the history of philosophy rather than in the history of ideas. I use those labels to mark the distinction that the history of ideas is history before it is philosophy, while with the history of philosophy it is the other way round. In any worthwhile work of either sort, both concerns are likely to be represented, but there is a genuine distinction."
"Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy', and his attempts to reconcile the existence of the soul with scientific evidence are amongst the most influential in the field. This text examines this concept, as well as other key areas of his philosophies."
"Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy', and his attempts to reconcile the existence of the soul with scientific evidence are amongst the most influential in the field. This text examines this concept, as well as other key areas of his philosophies."@en
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