Descartes's ballet
Subtitle: his doctrine of the will and his political philosophy
By: by Richard A. Watson.
Publisher: St. Augustine's Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: South Bend, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
Subjects: Descartes, René, 1596-1650; Will
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Transcript and English translation of La naissance de la paix; title: Analysis of La naissance de la paix; title: Did Descartes write La naissance de la paix?; title: Descartes's doctrine of the will; title: The power of the will; title: Controlling bodily desires; title: Willing the good; title: The sources of willing; title: Did Descartes read Corneille?; title: Descartes's political philosophy; title: Evidence and methods of construction; title: The sovereign state; title: Descartes's life and politics; title: Discours de la methode; title: Constitution of a Swedish Academy; title: Arts and sciences; title: Les passions de l'âme.