Synopses & Reviews
This volume brings together some of the best articles on Descartes published in the last fifty years. Edited by the renowned Descartes specialist John Cottingham, the selection covers the full range of Descartes's thought, including chapters on the central issues in Cartesian metaphysics, the relationship between mind and body, human nature and the passions, and the structure of scientific explanation.
Synopsis
This volume brings together some of the best articles on Descartes published in the last fifty years. Edited by the renowned Descartes specialist John Cottingham, the selection covers the full range of Descartes's thought, including chapters on the central issues in Cartesian metaphysics, the relationship between mind and body, human nature and the passions, and the structure of scientific explanation.
Table of Contents
Introduction,
John CottinghamI. Descartes and the Metaphysics of Doubt, Michael Williams
II. The Cogito and its Importance, Peter Markie
III. Clearness and Distinctness in Descartes, Alan Gewirth
IV. Foundationalism, Epistemic Principles and the Cartesian Circle, James Van Cleve
V. Descartes on the Will, Anthony Kenny
VI. Descartes' Theory of Modality, Jonathan Bennett
VII. The Epistemological Argument for Mind-Body Distinctness, Margaret Wilson
VIII. Descartes and the Unity of Human Being, Genevieve Rodis-Lewis
IX. Descartes' Theory of the Passions, Stephen Gaukroger
X. Descartes' Treatment of Animals, John Cottingham
XI. Descartes, Method and the Role of Experiment, Daniel Garber
XII. Descartes' Concept of Scientific Explanation, Desmond Clarke
XIII. Force (God) in Descartes' Physics, Gary Hatfield
Notes on the Contributors
Bibliography
Table of Citations of Descartes' Works
Index