The Cambridge Descartes Lexicon

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge Descartes Lexicon
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Lawrence Nolan
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:846
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9781009362542
ClassificationsDewey:194
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Halftones, unspecified; 1 Halftones, black and white; 33 Line drawings, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 8 December 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Cambridge Descartes Lexicon is the definitive reference source on Rene Descartes, 'the father of modern philosophy' and arguably among the most important philosophers of all time. Examining the full range of Descartes' achievements and legacy, it includes 256 in-depth entries that explain key concepts relating to his thought. Cumulatively they uncover interpretative disputes, trace his influences, and explain how his work was received by critics and developed by followers. There are entries on topics such as certainty, cogito ergo sum, doubt, dualism, free will, God, geometry, happiness, human being, knowledge, Meditations on First Philosophy, mind, passion, physics, and virtue, which are written by the largest and most distinguished team of Cartesian scholars ever assembled for a collaborative research project - 92 contributors from ten countries.

Author Biography

Lawrence Nolan is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of numerous articles and books on the two leading Cartesians, Descartes and Malebranche, and the editor of the highly acclaimed Primary and Secondary Qualities: The Historical and Ongoing Debate.