Publication Date
2002
Publication Place
Boston -
David R. Godine, 2002.
Subject
Descartes, René, 1596-1650, Philosophers -- France
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
375
Physical Dimensions
24 cm
Library
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
Record ID
3100001~!97724~!3921
Library Location
HS-SS Stacks
Date
2002
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-345) and indexes.. 97724. viii, 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.. 1st ed.
İçindekiler
Introduction: The curse of Cartesianism -- Prologue: On the Zeedijk -- Childhood: Since my childhood, I have been nurtured on books -- Schooling: It is the best school in France -- Isaac Beeckman: You have awakened me -- Magic Kingdoms: I have made a most marvelous discovery -- The Rebel: I am not prepared for a judgeship -- Flight: Tell no one my address -- Descartes's Dog: I go almost every day to the slaughterhouse -- Francine Descartes: I am not one of those philosophers who think a man should not cry -- The Geometers: I have gone as far in mathematics as the human mind can go -- Princess Elisabeth: No one has understood me better -- The Preachers: I am not an atheist -- The Fronde: It is like inviting a guest to dinner when your kitchen is in an uproar and the cooking pot turned over -- Queen Christina: Where men's thoughts freeze like the water -- Conclusion: The ghost in the machine fights the last battle for the human soul.
ISBN
1567921841 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9781567921847 (hardcover : alk. paper)
