| Title |
Descartes' philosophy of nature [by] James Collins. |
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| Imprint |
Oxford: Blackwell, 1971. |
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| Description |
vii, 99 pages; 23 cm |
| Content |
text txt |
| Media |
unmediated n |
| Carrier |
volume nc |
| Series |
American philosophical quarterly. Monograph series ; no. 5.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-97). |
| Credits |
Series edited by Nicholas Rescher. |
| Contents |
Part I: Formation of the theory of nature -- A fable for skeptics -- Demythologizing the eternal truths -- Three primary meanings of nature -- Laws of nature -- Fabular man's presence in nature -- Part II: Incorporation of the theory of nature -- Methodic doubt and the metaphysical rooting of nature -- A crucial transition -- Tempering the claim to know nature -- Methodic convergence upon operable nature -- Natural belief and humane finality in nature. |
| Subject(s) |
Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
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Philosophy of nature.
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