Descartes: Philosophy In An Hour Audiobook

by Paul Strathern
language: english
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, August of 2013 ‧
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Philosophy for busy people. Listen to this succinct account of the philosophy of Descartes in just one hour.Descartes was the first modern philosopher. His scepticism led him to doubt all certainties, until finally he arrived at his famous maxim ''I think therefore I am''. He would also apply his rationalism with great effect in science and mathematics, conceiving a scheme for scientific method and inventing Cartesian co-ordinates in geometry.Descartes: Philosophy in an Hour an audiobook with an expert account of Descartes’ life and philosophical ideas - entertainingly written and above all easy listening. Also included are selections from Descartes’ work, suggested further reading, and chronologies that place Descartes in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy.

Descartes: Philosophy In An Hour

by Paul Strathern

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ISBN: 9780007530458
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date: August of 2013
Language: English
Format: Audiobook
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EAN: 9780007530458

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Paul Strathern

Paul Strathern, nascido em 1940 em Londres, foi professor de Filosofia e Matemática e é autor de numerosos livros sobre ciência, história, filosofia e literatura, entre os quais duas coleções, Philosophers in 90 Minutes e The Big Idea: Scientists Who Changed the World, bem como do bestseller The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance. Recebeu o prémio Somerset Maugham pelo seu romance A Season in Abyssinia.

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