Descartes's Meditations : an introduction / Catherine Wilson.

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Wilson, Catherine, 1951-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge introductions to key philosophical textsPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511078080
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Descartes's Meditations.DDC classification:

194 22

LOC classification:

B1854 .W55 2003eb

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08.24
CF 3015
5,1

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Introduction: About the Meditations; CHAPTER 1 The situation of the Meditator is described and his desire to demolish everything and begin again is explored ... ; CHAPTER 2 Meditation One The possibility of a malevolent Demon is raised and the Meditator resolves to doubt everything ... ; CHAPTER 3 Meditation Two The Meditator discovers an indubitable proposition and continues with an investigation ... ; CHAPTER 4 Meditation Three (I) The Meditator discovers how to distinguish true from false propositions by reference ...

Summary: This new introduction to Descartes' Meditations will introduce student readers to some basic problems in the philosophy of language and the theory of perception. It is well-suited to university-level courses on Descartes, but can also be read with profit by students in other disciplines.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-265) and index.

This new introduction to Descartes' Meditations will introduce student readers to some basic problems in the philosophy of language and the theory of perception. It is well-suited to university-level courses on Descartes, but can also be read with profit by students in other disciplines.