Descartes' 'Meditations' - A Reader's Guide

"There are student-friendly introductions to Descartes'' Meditations , but I know of none that match the student-friendliness of Richard Francks'' Reader''s Guide . It will make the masterpiece of the father of modern philosophy available to the widest audience yet." - Professor Tom Sorrel, University of Birmingham, UK 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.>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Life and Context
2. Overview of Themes
3. Reading the Text
4. Reception and Influence
5. Further Reading

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Richard Francks was Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds, UK. He has taught Descartes' Meditations to first-year undergraduates for many years. Publications included Modern Philosophy (Routledge, 2003) and G. W. Leibniz: Philosophical Texts (with R. S. Woolhouse, OUP, 1998).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard Francks
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 23.07.2008
• EAN: 9780826492838
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-9283-8
• Seiten: 206
• Serien: Continuum Reader's Guides (Har; Reader's Guides; Continuum Reader's Guides (Har
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought