Descartes

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New York: Oxford University Press (1997)
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This volume brings together some of the best articles on Descartes published in the last fifty years. Edited by the renowned Descartes specialist John Cottingham, the selection covers the full range of Descartes's thought, including chapters on the central issues in Cartesian metaphysics, the relationship between mind and body, human nature and the passions, and the structure of scientific explanation.

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1998, 1999

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B1875.D3615 1998

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0198751834   0198751826   0631150463   9780631150466   9780198751823   2020374552   0753802058   0631137874   9780631137870   0415923859

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10.2307/2219884

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original Cottingham, John (1986) "Descartes". Blackwell
reprint Cottingham, John G. (1991) "Descartes". Wiley-Blackwell
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Clearness and Distinctness in Descartes.Alan Gewirth
Clearness and Distinctness in Descartes.Alan Gewirth
Descartes and the Metaphysics of Doubt.Michael Williams
Descartes and the Metaphysics of Doubt.Michael Williams
Descartes and the Metaphysics of Doubt.Michael Williams
Descartes and the Unity of Human Being.Genevieve Rodis-Lewis
Descartes and the Unity of Human Being.Genevieve Rodis-Lewis
Descartes on the Will.Anthony Kenny
Descartes on the Will.Anthony Kenny
Descartes on the Will.Anthony Kenny
Descartes on the Will.Anthony Kenny
Descartes on the Will.Anthony Kenny
Descartes' Concept of Scientific Explanation.Desmond Clarke
Descartes' Concept of Scientific Explanation.Desmond Clarke
Descartes' Theory of Modality.Jonathan Bennett
Descartes' Theory of Modality.Jonathan Bennett
Descartes' Theory of the Passions.Stephen Gaukroger
Descartes' Theory of the Passions.Stephen Gaukroger
Descartes' Theory of the Passions.Stephen Gaukroger
Descartes' Theory of the Passions.Stephen Gaukroger
Descartes' Theory of the Passions.Stephen Gaukroger
Descartes' Treatment of Animals.John Cottingham
Descartes' Treatment of Animals.John Cottingham
Descartes, Method and the Role of Experiment.Daniel Garber
Descartes, Method and the Role of Experiment.Daniel Garber
Descartes, Method and the Role of Experiment.Daniel Garber
Descartes, Method and the Role of Experiment.Daniel Garber
Force (God) in Descartes' Physics.Gary Hatfield
Force (God) in Descartes' Physics.Gary Hatfield
Force (God) in Descartes' Physics.Gary Hatfield
Foundationalism, Epistemic Principles and the Cartesian Circle.James Van Cleve
Foundationalism, Epistemic Principles and the Cartesian Circle.James Van Cleve
The Cogito and its Importance.Peter Markie
The Cogito and its Importance.Peter Markie
The Cogito and its Importance.Peter Markie
The Cogito and its Importance.Peter Markie
The Epistemological Argument for Mind-Body Distinctness.Margaret Wilson
The Epistemological Argument for Mind-Body Distinctness.Margaret Wilson
The Epistemological Argument for Mind-Body Distinctness.Margaret Wilson
Descartes and the unity of the human being.  (pages 197--210)Genevieve Rodis-Lewis
Teoria da Mente: a alma humana em busca de si mesma.  (pages 201-215)L. A. V. Carvalho & S. Fuks
Force (God) in Descartes' Physics.  (pages 281-310)Gary Hatfield

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