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Renè Descartes is commonly portrayed as a strict rationalist, a philosopher who theorized a radical, unresolvable split between mind and body. In this long-overdue examination of the role of imagination in Descartes's thought, Dennis Sepper reveals a Descartes quite different from the usual dualistic portrayals and offers a critical reconception of the genesis and nature of the philosopher's thought.
In a vigorous analysis of the less-known early works, Sepper finds...
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"A work of major importance for the interpretation of Descartes's development and for the understanding of the function of the imagination in Descartes's early works. Descartes's Imagination will be a must in Descartes and imagination studies. It is long overdue."—Eva T. H. Brann, author of The World of Imagination: Sum and Substance
"A significant contribution to our understanding of the development of Descartes's philosophy."—William R. Shea, author...
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"A work of major importance for the interpretation of Descartes's development and for the understanding of the function of the imagination in Descartes's early works. Descartes's Imagination will be a must in Descartes and imagination studies. It is long overdue." (Eva T. H. Brann, author of The World of Imagination: Sum and Substance)
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- PublisherUniversity of California Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0520200500
- ISBN 13 9780520200500
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages322
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