Original and wellgrounded in the texts Descartess Changing Mind offers acomprehensive interpretation of Cartesian science. It also tackles questionsconcerning o... » 

Original and wellgrounded in the texts Descartess Changing Mind offers acomprehensive interpretation of Cartesian science. It also tackles questionsconcerning our knowledge of the new world of Descartess physics and the mindsrelation to that world. Machamer and McGuire take into account Descartessentire career from the late 1620s to the time of the Principles showing thaton key issues he altered his views significantly.Dennis Des CheneWashington University in St. Louis This books main argumentthat Descartessviews on metaphysics and natural philosophy changed over timeis significantbecause Descartes rarely gives the impression that his views have changed andscholars often treat them as a single block. This is the first book to focus onDescartess changing views and it is welcome.Roger Ariew University ofSouth Florida «