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Author Sesonske, Alexander, 1921-

Title Meta-meditations : studies in Descartes / edited by Alexander Sesonske and Noel Fleming, University of California, Santa Barbara
Published Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Publishing Company, [1965]
©1965

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Description viii, 109 pages ; 22 cm
Series Wadsworth studies in philosophical criticism
Wadsworth studies in philosophical criticism.
Contents Dreaming and skepticism / Norman Malcolm -- Descartes' evil genius / O.K. Bouwsma -- Descartes, mathematics, and God / Leonard G. Miller -- Cogito, ergo sum : inference or performance? / Jaako Hintikka -- The principles of philosophy [Part I, sec. 10] / René Descartes -- Nausea [Excerpt] / Jean-Paul Sartre -- Of the impossibility of an ontological proof of the existence of God / Immanuel Kant -- Dialogues concerning natural religion [Excerpt] / David Hume -- Remarks concerning Meditation VI / Pierre Gassendi -- Descartes' myth / Gilbert Ryle
Summary Descartes' "Meditations" probably rivals Plato's "Republic" as the work most frequently read or recommended as an introduction to philosophy. Its qualifications for this purpose are obvious: it is important, relatively short, well written, and seems--in the beginning at least--readily understandable. One of the most influential works in the history of Western thought, the "Meditations" has often been considered the keynote of modern philosophy. This collection of critical discussions is intended primarily for use by students reading Descartes in an introductory philosophy course. These essays will lead a reader to explore several of the problems which emerge when "Meditations" is subjected to careful scrutiny. Not all the problems raised by the "Meditations" are examined, but they provide the means to transform the work from a merely historical document into a nest of currently interesting questions
Notes Bibliography: p. 108-109
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109)
Subject Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
Descartes, René, 1596-1650. Meditationes de prima philosophia. English (Lafleur)
Mind and body.
Philosophy of mind.
Philosophy, French -- 17th century.
Philosophy, Modern -- 17th century.
Author Bouwsma, O. K., author
Fleming, B. N. (Brice Noel), 1928- editor
Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655, author
Hintikka, Jaakko, 1929-2015, author
Hume, David, 1711-1776, author
Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804, author
Malcolm, Norman, 1911-1990, author
Miller, Leonard G. (Leonard Gerald), 1937- author
Ryle, Gilbert, 1900-1976, author
Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980, author
Sesonske, Alexander, editor
LC no. 65011873