Descartes and the Enlightenment / Peter A. Schouls
1989, 1st UK edition. Edinburgh. : University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #334867
ISBN: 0852245629
Physical description: 194 pages. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index. Contents: CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- I: Escape from Bondage -- II: Reason and Free Will -- III: Descartes and the Enlightenment -- IV: Autonomy and Spontaneity -- V: Freedom, Mastery, and Progress -- VI: Progress and Enlightenment -- VII: Self-Mastery -- VIII: Mastery, Method, and Enlightenment -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V – W. Subjects: Descartes, René 1596-1650 Influence. Enlightenment. Philosophy, French 18th century. France Intellectual life 18th century. Genre: Bibliography.
Price: €25.00