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9780826492838

Descartes' 'Meditations' A Reader's Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826492838

  • ISBN10:

    0826492835

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-09-23
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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"In Descartes' Meditations: A Reader's Guide, Richard Francks offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book offers a detailed review of the key themes and a lucid commentary that will enable readers to rapidly navigate the text. Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of the text as a whole, the guide explores the complex and important ideas inherent in the text and provides a cogent survey of the reception and influence of Descartes' seminal work."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Richard Francks was Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds, UK.

Table of Contents

How to Read This Bookp. vii
References, Quotations and Abbreviationsp. viii
The Meditations in Contextp. 1
Overview of Themes: The Problem of Objectivityp. 5
Reading the Textp. 9
The Doubtp. 9
The Selfp. 45
Godp. 89
The Possibility of Knowledgep. 129
The Nature of Matter and the Certainty of Godp. 146
The Existence of Matterp. 159
Reception and Influence of the Meditationsp. 172
Further Readingp. 179
Notesp. 183
Indexp. 192
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