Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry

Author:   Bernard Williams ,  John Cottingham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138019188


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   09 September 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Bernard Williams ,  John Cottingham
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.392kg
ISBN:  

9781138019188


ISBN 10:   1138019186
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   09 September 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword. Preface. 1.Descartes 2. The Project 3. Cogito and Sum 4. The Real Distinction 5.God 6. Error and the Will 7. Knowledge is Possible 8. Physical Objects 9. Science and Experiment 10. Mind and Its Place in Nature Appendix 1. Epistemological Concepts Appendix 2. What the Pure Enquirer Knows Appendix 3. Dreaming. Index

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'His biographical digest is as succinct as his philosophical analysis is thorough.' - The Sunday Times 'Bernard Williams is arguably the greatest philosopher of his era.' - The Guardian '[Bernard Williams] brought philosophical reflection to an opulent array of subjects, with more imagination and with greater cultural and historical understanding than anyone else of his time' T- homas Nagel, London Review of Books 'Bernard Williams has a greater force of thought, deployed over a wider horizon, than anyone else I have ever listened to.' John Dunn - The Times Higher Education Supplement


'His biographical digest is as succinct as his philosophical analysis is thorough.' - The Sunday Times 'Bernard Williams is arguably the greatest philosopher of his era.' - The Guardian '[Bernard Williams] brought philosophical reflection to an opulent array of subjects, with more imagination and with greater cultural and historical understanding than anyone else of his time' T- homas Nagel, London Review of Books 'Bernard Williams has a greater force of thought, deployed over a wider horizon, than anyone else I have ever listened to.' John Dunn - The Times Higher Education Supplement


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Bernard Williams died in 2003. He taught at the Universities of London, Cambridge and Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley, and was one of the leading philosophers of his generation. He wrote many influential books including Problems of the Self and Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (also available in Routledge Classics). His last major work was Truth and Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy (2002).

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