Descartes and Augustine
This book is a systematic study of Descartes' relation to Augustine. It offers a complete reevaluation of Descartes' thought and as such will be of major importance to all historians of medieval, neo-Platonic, or early modern philosophy. Stephen Menn demonstrates that Descartes uses August...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
1998.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42025606*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Descartes and the history of philosophy. 2. Descartes' project for a new philosophy. A. The expectation of a new philosophy. B. Descartes: science and wisdom. C. Descartes: Augustine against Aristotle. D. Outline of research
- pt. 1. Augustinian Wisdom. 3. Plotinus. A. Augustine and the Platonists. B. Platonism, anti-Stoicism, and the method of ascent. C. Soul and Nous. D. Soul in bodies. 4. Augustine. A. True and false wisdom. B. The soul and God. C. Whence evil? D. Christianity and philosophy
- pt. 2. Descartes' Metaphysics. 5. The design of the Meditations. A. From the Rules to the Meditations. B. The uses of scepticism: withdrawing the mind from the senses.
