Descartes' natural philosophy

Stephen Gaukroger; John A. Schuster; John Sutton

doi:10.4324/9780203463017

Descartes' natural philosophy

Stephen Gaukroger (Editor), John A. Schuster (Editor), John Sutton (Editor)

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The most comprehensive collection of essays on Descartes' scientific writings ever published, this volume offers a detailed reassessment of Descartes' scientific work and its bearing on his philosophy. The 35 essays, written by some of the world's leading scholars, cover topics as diverse as optics, cosmology and medicine, and will be of vital interest to all historians of philosophy or science.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London ; New York
Publisher	Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
Number of pages	767
ISBN (Electronic)	0203463013, 9781134600922, 0203771257
ISBN (Print)	0203771257, 9780415510707, 0415219930
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203463017
Publication status	Published - 2000

Publication series

Name	Routledge Studies in Seventeenth-Century Philosophy
Publisher	Routledge
No.	3

Keywords

Descartes, René, 1596-1650--Contributions in philosophy of nature
Philosophy of nature

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