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Desmond M. Clarke presents a thematic history of French philosophy from the middle of the sixteenth century to the beginning of Louis XIV's reign. He explores the thought of lawyers, political leaders, theologians, and scholars, in relation to topics ranging from political theory, scepticism, and ethics, to philosophy of mind and women's equality.
Sommario
- 1: Philosophy in Context
- 2: Scepticism
- 3: Faith and Reason
- 4: Natural Philosophy
- 5: Theories of the Human Mind
- 6: Ethics: the Good Life and the Moral Law
- 7: Political Philosophy: The Source and Limits of State Authority
- 8: The Equality of the Sexes
- Afterword
- Appendix: Brief Biographies
- Bibliography
- Index
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Educated in Ireland, France, and the USA, Desmond M. Clarke taught in Ohio, Michigan, and Ireland, and was a Jean Monnet fellow at the European University Institute. He was the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship, and a CNRS visiting fellowship, having participated in joint research projects with the Ecoles normale supérieur, Lyon and Paris. Clarke published widely on Irish constitutional law and human rights law. His other publications with OUP include The Equality of the Sexes: Three Feminist Texts of the Seventeenth Century (2013).
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Desmond M. Clarke presents a thematic history of French philosophy from the middle of the sixteenth century to the beginning of Louis XIV's reign. He explores the thought of lawyers, political leaders, theologians, and scholars, in relation to topics ranging from political theory, scepticism, and ethics, to philosophy of mind and women's equality.
Testo aggiuntivo
Clarke's book is a most useful account of a delimited portion of the history of philosophy. The work offers a broad exposition of large swatches of early modern French philosophy. To accomplish this task requires an author with a vast erudition and the command over an enormous quantity of disparate information, all of which were possessed by Clarke and are clearly on display throughout the work.
