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Self reason and freedom : a new light on Descartes' metaphysics / Andrew Christofidou.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 2013.Description: 269 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780415501064
- 194 CHR
Contents:
Summary: Freedom and its intrinsic connection to reason are central to Descartes' philosophy as a whole, and especially to his Meditations on First Philosophy. Without freedom, his entire inquiry would falter, and without grasping the role of freedom in his work, we cannot fully understand the motivations behind key aspects of his metaphysics. However, not only has freedom been a relatively overlooked component, but its internal relationship with reason has been largely neglected in most studies of his philosophy.
Methodic doubt
The first certainty
Sum res
Thought and reality
God's existence
Understanding & the will
Freedom
God's essence
Existence of the corporeal world
Absolute conception of reality and the real distinction
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 194 CHR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 192645 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Methodic doubt
The first certainty
Sum res
Thought and reality
God's existence
Understanding & the will
Freedom
God's essence
Existence of the corporeal world
Absolute conception of reality and the real distinction
Freedom and its intrinsic connection to reason are central to Descartes' philosophy as a whole, and especially to his Meditations on First Philosophy. Without freedom, his entire inquiry would falter, and without grasping the role of freedom in his work, we cannot fully understand the motivations behind key aspects of his metaphysics. However, not only has freedom been a relatively overlooked component, but its internal relationship with reason has been largely neglected in most studies of his philosophy.