Exploring the Meaning of Life: An Anthology and Guide

Much more than just an anthology, this survey of humanity's search for the meaning of life includes the latest contributions to the debate, a judicious selection of key canonical essays, and insightful commentary by internationally respected philosophers. 
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<li>Cutting-edge viewpoint features the most recent contributions to the debate</li> <li>Extensive general introduction offers unprecedented context</li> <li>Leading contemporary philosophers provide insightful introductions to each section</li> </ul>

Politics & Social Sciences

Fischer, John Martin

Cottingham, John G.

Wielenberg, Erik J.

Thomson, Garrett

METZ, Thaddeus

Philosophy

Wiley/Blackwell

In this new introduction to the life, thought and works of one of the greatest seventeenth-century philosophers, John Cottingham aims to place Descartes' ideas in their historical context while at the same time showing how they relate to a network of philosophical problems that are still vigorously debated today. Separate chapters are devoted to Descartes' life and the intellectual climate of his times; the Cartesian method; the reconstruction of knowledge from self to God and to the external world; Descartes' theory of the material universe; his account of mind and body; and his psychology and theory of the will and passions. While doing justice to the complexities of Descartes' thought, the book presupposes no philosophical training, and all technical philosophical notions are explained in such a way as to be intelligible to the first-year student or general reader.

Descartes

History

To confront the philosophical system of Rene Descartes is to contemplate a magnificently laid out map of human cognitive endeavour. In following Descartes arguments, the reader is drawn into some of the most fundamental and challenging issues in all of philosophy. In this dictionary, John Cottingham presents an alphabetied guide to this most stimulating and widely-studied of philosophers. He examines the key concepts and ideas in Cartesian thought and places them in the context both of the seventeenth-century intellectual climate and of subsequent interpretation. The entries range over a wide variety of areas including cosmology, physics, theology, psychology and ethics. The book is designed to appeal to the newcomer to Descartes, whether student or general reader, while also providing detailed critical comment and precise textual references for the more advanced reader. Also included are a general introduction describing Descartes' life and works, and bibliographic guide to the Cartesian texts and the mass of interpretative literature on Descartes.

A Descartes Dictionary

Western Philosophy: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies)

Western Philosophy: An Anthology

Western Philosophy: An Anthology provides the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the Western philosophical tradition from ancient Greece to the leading philosophers of today. <ul>
<li>Features substantial and carefully chosen excerpts from all the greats of philosophy, arranged thematically and chronologically</li> <li>Readings are introduced and linked together by a lucid philosophical commentary which guides the reader through the key arguments</li> <li>Embraces all the major subfields of philosophy: theory of knowledge and metaphysics, philosophy of mind, religion and science, moral philosophy (theoretical and applied), political theory, and aesthetics</li> <li>Updated edition now includes additional contemporary readings in each section</li> <li>Augmented by two completely new sections on logic and language, and philosophy and the meaning of life</li> </ul>

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