num_pages: 252
description: Kenny's Descartes is notably good &amp; important book. He says it is "designed to help undergraduate and graduate students in understanding Descartes' philosphy". The book concentrates on Descartes' epistemology, metaphysics &amp; philosophy of mind. The penultimate chapter, on Matter &amp; Motion, contains a sucinct account of Descartes' mechanism &amp; a critique of the a priori side of his natural philosophy.PrefaceLife &amp; worksCartesian doubtCogito ergo sumSum res cogitansIdeas The idea of GodThe ontological arguementreason &amp; intuition matter &amp; motion Mind &amp; bodyNotesFor Further ReadingIndex
language: English
title: Descartes: A Study of His Philosophy
titlecomplete: Descartes: A Study of His Philosophy
genres: Philosophy
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Random House (NY)