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1 online resource (pages) |
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Methodic doubt -- The first certainty -- Sum res -- Thought and reality -- God's existence -- Understanding & the will -- Freedom -- God's essence -- Existence of the corporeal world -- Absolute conception of reality and the real distinction -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Freedom and its internal relation to reason is fundamental to Descartes' philosophy in general, and to his Meditations on First Philosophy in particular. Without freedom his entire enquiry would not get off the ground, and without understanding the rôle of freedom in his work, we could not understand what motivates key parts of his metaphysics. Yet, not only is freedom a relatively overlooked element, but its internal relation to reason has gone unnoticed by most studies of his philosophy. Self, Reason, and Freedom: A New Light on Descartes' Metaphysics, by defend |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page m) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Descartes, René, 1596-1650. Meditationes de prima philosophia.
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| SUBJECT |
Meditationes de prima philosophia (Descartes, René) fast |
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First philosophy.
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Metaphysics
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metaphysics.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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First philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1136183922 |
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9781136183928 |
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9780203083253 |
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0203083253 |
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