The Rationalists |
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| Author:
| Cottingham, John |
| Series title: | History of Western Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-289190-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1988 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This book traces the attempts of the three great rationalist philosophers - Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz - to come to terms with man's new role in nature and to devise new systems of philosophy that would provide a unified understanding of reality. It aims to show how closely their ideas are related, and analyses the means of tackling such central issues as the relation between mind and body, the nature of substance, and the way to achieve a free and fulfilled human life.
This book traces the attempts of the three great rationalist philosophers - Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz - to come to terms with man's new role in nature and to devise new systems of philosophy that would provide a unified understanding of reality. It aims to show how closely their ideas are related, and analyses the means of tackling such central issues as the relation between mind and body, the nature of substance, and the way to achieve a free and fulfilled human life.