{"product_id":"the-blackwell-guide-to-descartes-meditations-hardback-9781405118750","title":"The Blackwell Guide to Descartes' Meditations (Hardback) 9781405118750","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Descartes' Meditations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Gaukroger (Edited by), S Gaukroger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405118750, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 December 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.608 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Acute yet bereft of jargon, scholarly yet footnote-free, imaginative yet keenly focused – Descartes could not have dreamt of a more attractive Guide.” \u003ci\u003eAndré Gombay, University of Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Stephen Gaukroger has assembled a splendid collection of essays written by some of the best scholars in the field. It helps the reader navigate from Descartes’ predecessors, through the \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e, and on to the later reception of this seminal text. As an extra bonus the volume includes an important seventeenth-century English translation of Descartes’ text. This volume will be used with profit by students of Descartes at every level.” \u003ci\u003eDaniel Garber, Princeton University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConsisting of twelve newly commissioned essays and enhanced by William Molyneux's famous early translation of the \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume touches on all the major themes of one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates the Meditations in its philosophical and historical context.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTouches on all of the major themes of the Meditations, including the mind-body relation, the nature of the mind, and the existence of the material world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on Contributors. \u003cp\u003eReferences to Descartes’ Works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen Gaukroger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Meditations and the Objections and Replies: Roger Ariew (University of South Florida, Tampa).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Descartes and skepticism: Charles Larmore (University of Chicago).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The cogito and foundations of knowledge: Edwin Curley (University of Michigan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The nature of the mind: Marleen Rozemond (University of Toronto).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The doctrine of substance: Jorge Secada (University of Virginia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The doctrine of ideas: Steven Nadler (University of Wisconsin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Proofs for the existence of God: Lawrence Nolan (California State University) and Alan Nelson (University of California – Irvine).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Cartesian circle: Gary Hatfield (University of Pennsylvania).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Judgement and will: Michael Della Rocca (Yale University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Descartes’ proof of the existence of matter: Desmond Clarke (University College Cork).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The mind-body relation: John Cottingham (Reading University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Seventeenth-century responses to the Meditations: Tad Schmaltz (Duke University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Descartes’ Metaphysical Meditations, trans. William Molyneux (1680).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437753954584,"sku":"9781405118750","price":84.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405118750.jpg?v=1784938137","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-blackwell-guide-to-descartes-meditations-hardback-9781405118750","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}