Descartes

preface viii 1 life and writings 1 2 distrust and deception 12 3 me and others 30 4 me and my maker 47 5 deception and rights 71 6 idealization 86 ... » 

preface viii 1 life and writings 1 2 distrust and deception 12 3 me and others 30 4 me and my maker 47 5 deception and rights 71 6 idealization 86 7 really distinct... 103 8 selfesteem 121 notes 136 bibliography 145 name index 148 subject index 150 An elegant compelling and insightful introduction to Descartes life and work. Discusses a broad range of his most scrutinized philosophical thought including his contributions to logic philosophy of the mind epistemology metaphysics the philosophy of science and the philosophy of religion. «