Hobbes

By A.P. Martinich

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was the first great English philosopher and one of the most important theorists of human nature and politics in the history of...

Published April 25th 2005 by Routledge.

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Rousseau

By Nicholas Dent

In this superb introduction, Nicholas Dent covers the whole of Rousseau's thought. Beginning with a helpful overview of Rousseau's life and works, he introduces and...

Published April 18th 2005 by Routledge.

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Receptions of Descartes

Edited by Tad M. Schmaltz

Receptions of Descartes is a collection of work by an international group of authors that focuses on the various ways in which Descartes was interpreted,...

Published March 24th 2005 by Routledge.

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Descartes

The Project of Pure Enquiry

By Bernard Williams

Descartes has often been called the 'father of modern philosophy'.His attempts to find foundations for knowledge, and to reconcile the existence of the soul with...

Published March 16th 2005 by Routledge.

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Naturalization of the Soul

Self and Personal Identity in the Eighteenth Century

By John Barresi, Raymond Martin

Naturalization of the Soul charts the development of the concepts of soul and self in Western thought, from Plato to the present. It fills an...

Published February 12th 2004 by Routledge.

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Modern Philosophy

The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries

By Richard Francks

Modern Philosophy is an exploration of the ideas of six major thinkers from Descartes to Hume. It takes a fresh and engaging look at the...

Published October 9th 2003 by Routledge.

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Rousseau

By Timothy O'Hagan

Timothy O'Hagan investigates Jean-Jacques Rousseau's writings concerning the formation of humanity, of the individual and of the citizen in his three master works: the Discourse...

Published June 5th 2003 by Routledge.

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The Renaissance and 17th Century Rationalism

Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 4

Edited by Prof G H R Parkinson (Author), G.H.R. Parkinson

Published May 15th 2003 by Routledge.

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British Philosophy and the Age of Enlightenment

Routledge History of Philosophy Volume 5

Edited by Stuart Brown

Published March 27th 2003 by Routledge.

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Descartes' Dualism

By Gordon Baker, Katherine Morris

Was Descartes a Cartesian Dualist? In this controversial study, Gordon Baker and Katherine J. Morris argue that, despite the general consensus within philosophy, Descartes was...

Published October 3rd 2002 by Routledge.

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