Beschrijving
Consisting of twelve newly commissioned essays and enhanced by William Molyneux’s famous early translation of the Meditations, this volume touches on all the major themes of one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy. * Situates the Meditations in its philosophical and historical context.
The Blackwell Guide to Descartes’ Meditations consists of twelve newly commissioned essays on one of the most influential and widely taught texts in the history of philosophy. The volume touches on all of the major themes of the Meditations, including the mind–body relation, the nature of the mind, and the existence of the material world. The volume also includes William Molyneux’s famous early translation of the Meditations.
Situating the Meditations’ arguments in their philosophical and historical context, the essays in this volume constitute an ideal companion to Descartes’ masterwork.
Consisting of twelve newly commissioned essays and enhanced by William Molyneux’s famous early translation of the Meditations, this volume touches on all the major themes of one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy.
- Situates the Meditations in its philosophical and historical context.
- Touches on all of the major themes of the Meditations, including the mind-body relation, the nature of the mind, and the existence of the material world.
