Principles of Philosophy: A Systematic Account of Metaphysics and the Natural World - Softcover

Descartes, Rene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604597402 ISBN 13: 9781604597400

Verlag: SMK Books, 2009

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A systematic exposition of metaphysics and natural philosophy, presenting one of the foundational works of modern Western thought. In Principles of Philosophy, René Descartes sets out to establish a comprehensive framework for understanding the nature of reality, knowledge, and the physical world. Written as a structured treatise, the work begins with fundamental questions concerning doubt, certainty, and the existence of the self, before proceeding to a detailed account of matter, motion, and the laws governing the universe. Descartes advances his method of rational inquiry through a series of clearly ordered principles, seeking to replace inherited assumptions with conclusions grounded in reason. His account of mind and body, his conception of substance, and his mechanistic view of nature together form a unified philosophical system that would influence both philosophy and science for centuries. Originally composed in the intellectual climate of the seventeenth century, Principles of Philosophy represents an effort to reconcile emerging scientific thought with a coherent metaphysical foundation. It remains essential reading for the study of early modern philosophy, offering insight into the development of rationalism and the enduring questions surrounding knowledge, existence, and the structure of the natural world.

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René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist whose work laid the foundations of modern philosophy and analytic geometry. His emphasis on methodical doubt and rational inquiry reshaped intellectual life in Europe, establishing principles that influenced both philosophical and scientific traditions. Descartes is widely regarded as a central figure in the development of rationalism and the modern conception of the self.

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• Verlag: SMK Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1604597402
• ISBN 13: 9781604597400
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 72
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