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Descartes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

RenÃ© Descartes (1596-1650) had a remarkably short working life, and his output was small, yet his contributions to philosophy and science have endured to the present day. He is perhaps best known for his statement 'Cogito, ergo sum'. By a mixture of 'intuition' and 'deduction' Descartes derived from the 'cogito' principle first the existence of a material world.

But Descartes did not intend the metaphysics to stand apart from his scientific work, which included important investigations into physics, mathematics, psychology, and optics. In this book Tom Sorrell shows that Descartes was, above all, an advocate and practitioner of a new mathematical approach to physics, and that he developed his metaphysics to support his programme in the sciences.

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Country	USA
Author	Tom Sorell
Binding	Kindle Edition
EAN	9780192854094
EISBN	9780191606564
Format	Kindle eBook
ISBN	0192854097
Label	OUP Oxford
Manufacturer	OUP Oxford
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	129
PublicationDate	2000-10-12
Publisher	OUP Oxford
ReleaseDate	2000-10-12
Studio	OUP Oxford

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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