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1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Descartes is not simply our iconic modern philosopher, mathematician or scientist. He stands as the cultural symbol for modernity itself. As such, Descartes is widely read in and out of universities as the definitive moment in the birth of what we take to be the Modern. Yet, recent scholarship has presented numerous challenges to the Cartesian image. Some question the legitimacy of calling Descartes a founder of modernity. Others have questioned the very legitimacy of Modernity itself, usi ... |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Descartes, René, 1596-1650 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Descartes, René, 1596-1650. |
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Philosophy, Modern.
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Philosophy, Modern. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Robertson, Neil G.
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McOuat, Gordon.
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Vinci, Thomas C., 1949-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Robertson, Neil. Descartes and the Modern. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2008 9781847181527 |
| ISBN |
9781443807869 (electronic book) |
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1443807869 (electronic book) |
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184718152X (paperback) |
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9781847181527 (paperback) |
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