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Descartes in Context
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Descartes in Context

Essays
BookHardcover
EUR99,00

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This volume presents essays on Descartes by pre-eminent Italian historian of philosophy Emanuela Scribano. Originally written and published in French and Italian, these essays are translated into English for the first time. The essays focus on some pivotal theses in Cartesian philosophy: proofs of God's existence, free creation of eternal truths, error, animals as machines, occasionalism, examining them in light of the philosophical context and of classical writers such as Galen, scholastic authors such as Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Suárez, authors contemporary to Descartes, such as Campanella and Silhon, and philosophers who referred to Cartesian philosophy, such as La Forge and Malebranche.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-19-764955-8
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
FormatSewn
Publishing date11/10/2022
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 162 mm, Height 240 mm, Thickness 23 mm
Weight499 g
Article no.27671914
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A45496264
Product groupBU524
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Emanuela Scribano previously held the positions of Full Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Siena; Full Professor of Philosophy of Religion and of History of Philosophy at the University Ca' Foscari Venice. She is currently Emeritus Professor at the University Ca' Foscari Venice and has been a member of Accademia dei Lincei since 2021.

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