Cartesian Views Papers Presented to Richard A. Watson edited by Thomas M. Lennon

Lennon, Thomas M.

ISBN 10: 9004132996 / ISBN 13: 9789004132993

Published by Brill, Leiden and Boston, 2003

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Collection of essays on aspects of Cartesian philosophy, presented to Richard A Watson, author of the seminal 'The Downfall of Cartesianism'; a volume in the Brill's Studies in Intellectual History. no dustwrapper. 240pp. 8vo. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cartesian Views Papers Presented to Richard A. Watson edited by Thomas M. Lennon
• Publisher: Brill, Leiden and Boston
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004132996
• ISBN 13: 9789004132993
• Binding: hardbound
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 kilogram
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Many kinds of Cartesian views are treated by these papers: the views that Descartes held, views from our perspective on those views, views on Descartes held by his early critics and followers, and views that are Cartesian in outlook (not for nothing is Descartes still regarded as the father of modern philosophy.) These overlapping views provide the unity of this volume, and reflect the unity of Richard A.Watson’s philosophical work. Not least among Watson’s contributions has been his depiction of Cartesianism as a response to a set of problems within Descartes’s philosophy. The later Cartesians were not slavish followers of Descartes. The contributors to this volume might be viewed as standing to Watson as the Cartesians did to Descartes.

Contributors include: Jean-Robert Armogathe, Leslie Armour, Alan Gabbey, Daniel Garber, William H. Gass, Alan Hausman, David Hausman, Thomas M. Lennon, José R. Maia Neto, Steven Nadler, Richard H. Popkin, Han van Ruler, Theo Verbeek, Fred Wilson, and Alison Wylie.

About the Author

Thomas M. Lennon, Ph.D. (1968) in Philosophy, The Ohio State University, is Professor of Philosophy at The University of Western Ontario, Canada. He has published extensively on early modern philosophy, including The Battle of the Gods and Giants, and Reading Bayle.