Descartes And The Possibility Of Science

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Descartes and the Enlightenment

Author : Peter A. Schouls
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773510142
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Descartes and the Enlightenment written by Peter A. Schouls and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1989 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Schouls examines the role played by the concepts of freedom, mastery, and progress in Descartes' writings, arguing that these ideas express a vital and fundamental feature of Descartes' thought. These theories also occupy a central position in the thought of the Enlightenment. Since the more contentious claim is that they function centrally in Descartes' works, Schouls presents a careful and detailed examination of the conjunction and use of these ideas in Descartes' writings. This examination warrants the conclusion that they play the same role in Descartes' works as they do in writings typical of the Enlightenment.

Descartes and the Possibility of Science

Author : Peter A. Schouls
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801437755
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (377 download)

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Download or read book Descartes and the Possibility of Science written by Peter A. Schouls and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joining these topics together within the context of Cartesian doctrine, Schouls opens up a substantially new reading of the Meditations and a more complete picture of Descartes as a scientist."--BOOK JACKET.

Descartes' Philosophy of Science

Author : Desmond M. Clarke
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719008689
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Descartes' Philosophy of Science written by Desmond M. Clarke and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution

Author : Matthew L. Jones
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226409562
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution written by Matthew L. Jones and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid the unrest, dislocation, and uncertainty of seventeenth-century Europe, readers seeking consolation and assurance turned to philosophical and scientific books that offered ways of conquering fears and training the mind—guidance for living a good life. The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution presents a triptych showing how three key early modern scientists, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, and Gottfried Leibniz, envisioned their new work as useful for cultivating virtue and for pursuing a good life. Their scientific and philosophical innovations stemmed in part from their understanding of mathematics and science as cognitive and spiritual exercises that could create a truer mental and spiritual nobility. In portraying the rich contexts surrounding Descartes’ geometry, Pascal’s arithmetical triangle, and Leibniz’s calculus, Matthew L. Jones argues that this drive for moral therapeutics guided important developments of early modern philosophy and the Scientific Revolution.

Descartes' Metaphysical Physics

Author : Daniel Garber
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226282176
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Descartes' Metaphysical Physics written by Daniel Garber and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first book-length treatment of Descartes' important and influential natural philosophy, Daniel Garber is principally concerned with Descartes' accounts of matter and motion—the joint between Descartes' philosophical and scientific interests. These accounts constitute the point at which the metaphysical doctrines on God, the soul, and body, developed in writings like the Meditations, give rise to physical conclusions regarding atoms, vacua, and the laws that matter in motion must obey. Garber achieves a philosophically rigorous reading of Descartes that is sensitive to the historical and intellectual context in which he wrote. What emerges is a novel view of this familiar figure, at once unexpected and truer to the historical Descartes. The book begins with a discussion of Descartes' intellectual development and the larger project that frames his natural philosophy, the complete reform of all the sciences. After this introduction Garber thoroughly examines various aspects of Descartes' physics: the notion of body and its identification with extension; Descartes' rejection of the substantial forms of the scholastics; his relation to the atomistic tradition of atoms and the void; the concept of motion and the laws of motion, including Descartes' conservation principle, his laws of the persistence of motion, and his collision law; and the grounding of his laws in God.

Essays on the Philosophy and Science of René Descartes

Author : Stephen Voss
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019507551X
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis Essays on the Philosophy and Science of René Descartes by : Stephen Voss

Download or read book Essays on the Philosophy and Science of René Descartes written by Stephen Voss and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In English, with some essays translated from French. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bedeviled

Author : Jimena Canales
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691186073
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Bedeviled written by Jimena Canales and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities—demons—to test the laws of nature and push the frontiers of what is possible Science may be known for banishing the demons of superstition from the modern world. Yet just as the demon-haunted world was being exorcized by the enlightening power of reason, a new kind of demon mischievously materialized in the scientific imagination itself. Scientists began to employ hypothetical beings to perform certain roles in thought experiments—experiments that can only be done in the imagination—and these impish assistants helped scientists achieve major breakthroughs that pushed forward the frontiers of science and technology. Spanning four centuries of discovery—from René Descartes, whose demon could hijack sensorial reality, to James Clerk Maxwell, whose molecular-sized demon deftly broke the second law of thermodynamics, to Darwin, Einstein, Feynman, and beyond—Jimena Canales tells a shadow history of science and the demons that bedevil it. She reveals how the greatest scientific thinkers used demons to explore problems, test the limits of what is possible, and better understand nature. Their imaginary familiars helped unlock the secrets of entropy, heredity, relativity, quantum mechanics, and other scientific wonders—and continue to inspire breakthroughs in the realms of computer science, artificial intelligence, and economics today. The world may no longer be haunted as it once was, but the demons of the scientific imagination are alive and well, continuing to play a vital role in scientists' efforts to explore the unknown and make the impossible real.

Descartes' Dream

Author : Philip J. Davis
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486442527
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Descartes' Dream written by Philip J. Davis and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These provocative essays take a modern look at the 17th-century thinker's dream, examining the influences of mathematics on society, particularly in light of technological advances. They survey the conditions that elicit the application of mathematic principles; the applications' effectiveness; and how applied mathematics transform perceptions of reality. 1987 edition.

Descartes Embodied

Author : Daniel Garber
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521789738
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Descartes Embodied written by Daniel Garber and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central theme unifying the essays in this volume on the work of Descartes is the interconnection between Descartes' philosophical and scientific interests, and the extent to which these two sides of the Cartesian programme illuminate each other.

Soul, Mind and Brain from Descartes to Cognitive Science

Author : Paolo Pecere
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030514633
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Soul, Mind and Brain from Descartes to Cognitive Science by : Paolo Pecere

Download or read book Soul, Mind and Brain from Descartes to Cognitive Science written by Paolo Pecere and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary book ties the historical work of Descartes to his successors through current research and critical overviews on the neuroscience of consciousness, the brain, and cognition. This text is the first historical survey to focus on the cohesions and discontinuities between historical and contemporary thinkers working in philosophy, physiology, psychology, and neuroscience. The book introduces and analyzes early discussions of consciousness, such as: metaphysical alternatives to scientific explanations of consciousness and its connection to brain activity; claims about the possibilities and limits of neuroscientific accounts of consciousness and cognition; and the proposition of a “non-reductive naturalism” concerning phenomenal consciousness and rationality. The author assesses the contributions of early philosophers and scientists on brain, consciousness and cognition, among them: Descartes, Malebranche, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Newton, Haller, Kant, Fechner, Helmholtz and du Bois-Reymond. The work of these pioneers is related to that of modern researchers in physiology, psychology, neuroscience and philosophy of mind, including: Freud, Hilary Putnam, Herbert Feigl, Gerald Edelman, Jean-Pierre Changeux, Daniel Dennett and David Chalmers, amongst others. This text appeals to researchers and advanced students in the field.

Descartes's Theory of Mind

Author : Desmond M. Clarke
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199284948
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (849 download)

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Book Synopsis Descartes's Theory of Mind by : Desmond M. Clarke

Download or read book Descartes's Theory of Mind written by Desmond M. Clarke and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descartes is possibly the most famous of all writers on the mind, but his theory of mind has been almost universally misunderstood, because his philosophy has not been seen in the context of his scientific work. Desmond Clarke offers a radical and convincing rereading, undoing the received perception of Descartes as the chief defender of mind/body dualism. For Clarke, the key is to interpret his philosophical efforts as an attempt to reconcile his scientific pursuits with the theologically orthodox views of his time.

Descartes' Baby

Author : Paul Bloom
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446473627
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Descartes' Baby written by Paul Bloom and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is a forgery worth so much less than an original work of art?What's so funny about someone slipping on a banana peel? Why, as Freud once asked, is a man willing to kiss a woman passionately, but not use her toothbrush? And how many times should you baptize a two-headed twin? Descartes' Baby answers such questions, questions we may have never thought to ask about such uniquely human traits as art, humour, faith, disgust, and morality. In this thought-provoking and fascinating account of human nature, psychologist Paul Bloom contends that we all see the world in terms of bodies and souls. Even babies have a rich understanding of both the physical and social worlds. They expect objects to obey principles of physics, and they're startled when things disappear or defy gravity. They can read the emotions of adults and respond with their own feelings of anger, sympathy and joy. This perspective remains with us throughout our lives. Using his own researches and new ideas from philosophy, evolutionary biology, aesthetics, theology, and neuroscience, Bloom shows how this way to making sense of reality can explain what makes us human. The myriad ways that our childhood views of the world undergo development throughout our lives and profoundly influences our thoughts, feelings, and actions is the subject of this richly rewarding book.

Descartes' Philosophical Revolution: A Reassessment

Author : H. Ben-Yami
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137512024
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Descartes' Philosophical Revolution: A Reassessment written by H. Ben-Yami and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben-Yami shows how the technology of Descartes' time shapes his conception of life, soul and mind–body dualism; how Descartes' analytic geometry helps him develop his revolutionary conception of representation without resemblance; and how these ideas combine to shape his new and influential theory of perception.

Meditations on First Philosophy

Author : René Descartes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780941736121
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Meditations on First Philosophy written by René Descartes and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Tom Sorell
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0192854097
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Descartes: A Very Short Introduction written by Tom Sorell and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000-10-12 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: René Descartes (1596-1650) had a remarkably short working life, and his output was small, yet his contributions to philosophy and science have endured to the present day. He is perhaps best known for his statement 'Cogito, ergo sum'. By a mixture of 'intuition' and 'deduction' Descartes derived from the 'cogito' principle first the existence of a material world. But Descartes did not intend the metaphysics to stand apart from his scientific work, which included important investigations into physics, mathematics, psychology, and optics. In this book Tom Sorrell shows that Descartes was, above all, an advocate and practitioner of a new mathematical approach to physics, and that he developed his metaphysics to support his programme in the sciences. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Descartes and His Contemporaries

Author : Roger Ariew
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226026299
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Descartes and His Contemporaries written by Roger Ariew and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-10-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before publishing his landmark Meditations in 1641, Rene Descartes sent his manuscript to many leading thinkers to solicit their objections to his arguments. He included these objections, along with his own detailed replies, as part of the first edition. This unusual strategy gave Descartes a chance to address criticisms in advance and to demonstrate his willingness to consider diverse viewpoints—critical in an age when radical ideas could result in condemnation by church and state, or even death. Descartes and his Contemporaries recreates the tumultuous intellectual community of seventeenth-century Europe and provides a detailed, modern analysis of the Meditations in its historical context. The book's chapters examine the arguments and positions of each of the objectors—Hobbes, Gassendi, Arnauld, Morin, Caterus, Bourdin, and others whose views were compiled by Mersenne. They illuminate Descartes' relationships to the scholastics and particularly the Jesuits, to Mersenne's circle with its debates about the natural sciences, to the Epicurean movements of his day, and to the Augustinian tradition. Providing a glimpse of the interactions among leading 17th-century intellectuals as they grappled with major philosophical issues, this book sheds light on how Descartes' thought developed and was articulated in opposition to the ideas of his contemporaries.

Principles of Philosophy

Author : Reuven Agushevits
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781602800243
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Principles of Philosophy written by Reuven Agushevits and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Principles of Philosophy is an attempt, by a self-taught genius, to persuade the Yiddish speaking public that philosophy has not lost its central importance vis a vis both religion and science. He does this, first, by identifying religion with philosophy - and he is the first Orthodox rabbi since Maimonides to do so. Next, he argues that philosophical principles, which are broader than those of science, are at the basis of all existence, and that the same principles that account for the organization of matter can account for the varieties of human organization (and disorganization). He argues, finally, that the study of philosophy itself can lead to the weakening of egotism and the strengthening of altruism."--BOOK JACKET.