History of Philosophy Volume 4: The Rationalists: Descartes to Leibniz - Softcover

Copleston, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826468985 ISBN 13: 9780826468987

Publisher: Continuum, 2003

Synopsis

'A monumental history . . . learned, lucid, patient and comprehensive.'
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'We can only applaud at the end of each act and look forward to applauding again at the final curtain.'
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Frederick Copleston was Professor of the History of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at London University. This eleven-volume work is one of the most remarkable single-handed scholarly enterprises of modern times. Brimming with detail and enthusiasm, A History of Philosophy gives an accessible account of philosophers from all eras and explains their works in relation to other philosophers.

Each volume is an ideal guide for students studying specific eras and as a set offers a complete and unrivalled overview of the entire western philosophical tradition.

Volume 4
The Rationalists
In an extensive opening chapter Copleston introduces the reader to the modern philosophy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This fourth volume of A History of Philosophy details the work and influence of the three major rationalist thinkers of this period: Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza, dealing with the epistemological issues they raise (Descartes' 'I think, therefore I am') as well as the ontological issues (Leibniz's proof of God and Spinoza's materialism).

Descartes Leibniz Malebranche Pascal Spinoza

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About the Author

Frederick Copleston was born in Somerset in 1907. After studying at Oxford, he held a number of academic posts, including Professor of the History of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at London University. He died in 1994.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826468985
• ISBN 13: 9780826468987
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384