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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... reflections . Finally a word about references . References such as ' Vol . II , ch . XL ' or ' See vol . III , pp . 322-4 ' refer to this History of Philosophy . As for references to the writings of the philosophers with whom I deal , I ...
... reflections . Finally a word about references . References such as ' Vol . II , ch . XL ' or ' See vol . III , pp . 322-4 ' refer to this History of Philosophy . As for references to the writings of the philosophers with whom I deal , I ...
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... reflection which had burned so brightly in ancient Greece was practically extinguished until it was revived at the Renaissance and rose in splendour in the seventeenth century . But when at last more attention came to be paid to ...
... reflection which had burned so brightly in ancient Greece was practically extinguished until it was revived at the Renaissance and rose in splendour in the seventeenth century . But when at last more attention came to be paid to ...
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... reflected in philosophic thought . At the same time , just as changes in the social and political spheres , even when they seem to have been more or less abrupt , presupposed an already existing situation out of which they developed ...
... reflected in philosophic thought . At the same time , just as changes in the social and political spheres , even when they seem to have been more or less abrupt , presupposed an already existing situation out of which they developed ...
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... reflection in the early Middle Ages up to the modern era . And there is an obvious difference between , say , Aquinas and Descartes , even though the latter was a believing Christian . For Aquinas was first and foremost a theologian ...
... reflection in the early Middle Ages up to the modern era . And there is an obvious difference between , say , Aquinas and Descartes , even though the latter was a believing Christian . For Aquinas was first and foremost a theologian ...
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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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