History of Philosophy: Descartes to LeibnizDiscusses Descartes, Pascal, Malebranche, Spinoza and Leibniz. Deals with the great rationalist systems of philosophy in Europe in the preKantian period. + |
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... century - The eighteenth cen- tury - Political philosophy - The rise of the philosophy of history - Immanuel Kant . II . DESCARTES ( 1 ) Page ix I 63 Life and works - Descartes ' aim - His idea of method - The theory of innate ideas ...
... century - The eighteenth cen- tury - Political philosophy - The rise of the philosophy of history - Immanuel Kant . II . DESCARTES ( 1 ) Page ix I 63 Life and works - Descartes ' aim - His idea of method - The theory of innate ideas ...
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... centuries moved on two sets of parallel straight lines , each developing in entire independence of the other . And this is an erroneous impression . Descartes exercised a modest influence on British thought ; Berkeley was influenced by ...
... centuries moved on two sets of parallel straight lines , each developing in entire independence of the other . And this is an erroneous impression . Descartes exercised a modest influence on British thought ; Berkeley was influenced by ...
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... century . As a partial remedy for the disadvantages attending the method of division which I have chosen I decided ... centuries . It thus covers the matter discussed in Volumes IV , V and VI , which , as I have said , I originally hoped ...
... century . As a partial remedy for the disadvantages attending the method of division which I have chosen I decided ... centuries . It thus covers the matter discussed in Volumes IV , V and VI , which , as I have said , I originally hoped ...
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... century — The eighteenth century — Political philosophy — The rise of the philosophy of history — Immanuel Kant . I. Modern philosophy is generally said to have begun with Descartes ( 1596-1650 ) or with Francis Bacon ( 1561-1626 ) in ...
... century — The eighteenth century — Political philosophy — The rise of the philosophy of history — Immanuel Kant . I. Modern philosophy is generally said to have begun with Descartes ( 1596-1650 ) or with Francis Bacon ( 1561-1626 ) in ...
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... century physicists . Similarly , a certain continuity can be observed within the philosophical sphere . We can see philosophy in the Middle Ages gradually winning recognition as a separate branch of study . And we can see lines of ...
... century physicists . Similarly , a certain continuity can be observed within the philosophical sphere . We can see philosophy in the Middle Ages gradually winning recognition as a separate branch of study . And we can see lines of ...
Contents
DESCARTES 1 | 63 |
DESCARTES 2 | 90 |
DESCARTES 3 | 116 |
DESCARTES 4 | 124 |
DESCARTES 5 | 139 |
PASCAL | 153 |
LEIBNIZ | 159 |
CARTESIANISM | 174 |
SPINOZA 2 | 214 |
SPINOZA 3 | 230 |
SPINOZA 4 | 238 |
SPINOZA 5 | 252 |
LEIBNIZ 1 | 264 |
LEIBNIZ 2 | 273 |
LEIBNIZ 3 | 295 |
from eternal truthsThe argument from truths of factThe | 320 |
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