Cartesian logic : an essay on Descartes's conception of inference / Stephen Gaukroger

Gaukroger, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0198248253 / ISBN 13: 9780198248255

Published by Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1989

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [160]p : ill ; 22cm. Subjects; Descartes, René 1596-1650 Contributions in logic of inference. Descartes, René 1596-1650; history. Descartes, Rene Criticism and interpretation. Inference History. Inference In logic. French philosophy Descartes, Rene 1596-1650. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cartesian logic : an essay on Descartes's conception of inference / Stephen Gaukroger
• Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198248253
• ISBN 13: 9780198248255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis

This book deals with a previously neglected episode in the history of logic and theories of cognition: the way in which conceptions of inference changed during the 17th century. Gaukroger focuses on the work of Descartes, contrasting his explanation of inference as an instantaneous grasp in accord with the natural light of reason with the Aristotelian view of inference as a discursive process. He offers a new interpretation of Descartes' contribution to the question, revealing it to be a significant advance over humanist and late Scholastic conceptions, and argues that the Cartesian account played a pivotal role in the development of our understanding of the nature of inference.

About the Author

Stephen Gaukroger is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at University of Sydney.