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Descartes : the life and times of a genius
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Title
Descartes : the life and times of a genius / A.C. Grayling.
ISBN
080271501X
9780802715012
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Published
New York : Walker & Co., 2006.
Physical Description
303 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.
Notes
Reprint. Originally published: Descartes : the life of René Descartes and its place in his times. London : Free Press, 2005.
Summary
Examines the life of René Descartes, the seminal scientist, mathematician, traveler, soldier, and spy who transformed seventeenth-century Europe and became the father of modern philosophy.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 20, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-289) and index.
Contents
Who was Descartes?
The awakening
A night of dreams
The mystery of the rosy cross
Nine years of travel
Animals on the moon
Francine
The shape of snow
Descartes Contra Voetius
The princess of the passions
The queen of winter.
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