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Descartes and Augustine

Descartes and Augustine

Descartes and Augustine

Stephen Menn, McGill University, Montréal
January 2002
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    This book is the first systematic study of Descartes' relationship to Augustine. It offers a complete reevaluation of Descartes' thought and as such will be of major importance to all historians of medieval, neo-Platonic, or early modern philosophy. Special features include a reading of the Meditations, a comprehensive historical and philosophical introduction to Augustine's thought, a detailed account of Plotinus, and a contextualization of Descartes' mature philosophical project.

    • Major study of roots of Descartes' philosophy and Descartes remains one of the most widely taught philosophers worldwide
    • Book also includes important introduction to the philosophy of both Augustine and Plotinus
    • Should sell well internationally, not just in the US

    Reviews & endorsements

    "...the best book in the English language on the Meditations... Historical scholarship does not get any better." David Glidden, Ancient Philosophy

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    Product details

    January 2002
    Paperback
    9780521012843
    434 pages
    228 × 153 × 22 mm
    0.57kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. Descartes and the history of philosophy
    • 2. Descartes' project for a new philosophy
    • Part I. Augustinian Wisdom:
    • 3. Plotinus
    • 4. Augustine
    • Part II. Descartes' Metaphysics:
    • 5. The design of the Meditations
    • 6. Isolating the soul and God
    • 7. Theodicy and Method
    • 8. From God to bodies
    • 9. Conclusion.
      Author
    • Stephen Menn , McGill University, Montréal