Book
Descartes : a biography / Desmond M. Clarke.
"Rene Descartes is best remembered today for writing "I think, therefore I am," but his main contribution to the history of ideas was his effort to construct a philosophy that would be sympathetic to the new sciences that emerged in the seventeenth century. To a great extent he was the midwife to the Scientific Revolution and a significant contributor to its key concepts. In four major publications, he fashioned a philosophical system that accommodated the needs of these new sciences and thereby earned the unrelenting hostility of both Catholic and Calvinist theologians, who relied on the scholastic philosophy that Descartes hoped to replace. His contemporaries claimed that his proofs of God's existence, in the Meditations, were so unsuccessful that he must have been a cryptic atheist, and that his discussion of scepticism served mainly to fan the flames of libertinism.
Descartes died in Stockholm in obscurity but soon became one of the most famous philosophers of the seventeenth century, a status that he continues to enjoy today. This is the first biography in English that addresses the full range of Descartes' interest in theology, philosophy, and the sciences and that traces his intellectual development through his entire career."--Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0521823013
- ISBN: 9780521823012
- Physical Description: xi, 507 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-502) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- A lawyer's education -- In search of a career (1616-1622) -- Magic, mathematics, and mechanics: Paris, 1622-1628 -- A fabulous world (1629-1633) -- The scientific Essays and the Discourse on Method (1633-1637) -- Retreat and defence (1637-1639) -- Metaphysics in a hornet's nest (1639-1642) -- The French liar's monkey and the Utrecht crisis -- Descartes and Princess Elizabeth -- The Principles of Philosophy (1644) -- The quarrel and final rift with Regius -- Once more into battle: the Leiden theologians (1647) -- Thoughts of retirement -- Death in Sweden.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Descartes, René, 1596-1650.
Philosophers > France > Biography.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | BIO DESC CLAR 2006 | 285029 | Biography | Reshelving | - |
Electronic resources
- Version of Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2005008107-t.html
- Table of contents
- Version of Resource: http://www.myilibrary.com?id=43709
- Available to Stanford-affiliated users at:
- Related Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/2005008107-b.html
- Contributor biographical information
- Related Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2005008107-d.html
- Publisher description
- Related Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2005008107-d.html
- Publisher description
| LDR | 05241cam a22007574a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 36416 | ||
| 003 | NWIC | ||
| 005 | 20141217185452.0 | ||
| 008 | 050322s2006 nyua b 001 0beng | ||
| 010 | . | ‡a2005008107 | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)ocm58788939 | |
| 040 | . | ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡cDLC ‡dYDXCP ‡dBAKER ‡dIXA ‡dBTCTA ‡dLVB ‡dVP@ ‡dWTS ‡dIG# ‡dSTF ‡dP4I ‡dAU@ ‡dOCLCQ ‡dBDX ‡dOCLCF ‡dOCLCO | |
| 015 | . | ‡aGBA604173 ‡2bnb | |
| 019 | . | ‡a224068637 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a0521823013 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9780521823012 | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)58788939 ‡z(OCoLC)224068637 | |
| 042 | . | ‡apcc | |
| 043 | . | ‡ae-fr--- | |
| 050 | 0 | 0. | ‡aB1873 ‡b.C57 2006 |
| 082 | 0 | 0. | ‡a194 ‡222 |
| 082 | 0 | 4. | ‡aB ‡222 |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aClarke, Desmond M. |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aDescartes : ‡ba biography / ‡cDesmond M. Clarke. |
| 260 | . | ‡aNew York : ‡bCambridge University Press, ‡c2006. | |
| 300 | . | ‡axi, 507 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c24 cm. | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext b txt $2 rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated b n $2 rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume b nc $2 rdacarrier | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 489-502) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aA lawyer's education -- In search of a career (1616-1622) -- Magic, mathematics, and mechanics: Paris, 1622-1628 -- A fabulous world (1629-1633) -- The scientific Essays and the Discourse on Method (1633-1637) -- Retreat and defence (1637-1639) -- Metaphysics in a hornet's nest (1639-1642) -- The French liar's monkey and the Utrecht crisis -- Descartes and Princess Elizabeth -- The Principles of Philosophy (1644) -- The quarrel and final rift with Regius -- Once more into battle: the Leiden theologians (1647) -- Thoughts of retirement -- Death in Sweden. |
| 520 | 1 | . | ‡a"Rene Descartes is best remembered today for writing "I think, therefore I am," but his main contribution to the history of ideas was his effort to construct a philosophy that would be sympathetic to the new sciences that emerged in the seventeenth century. To a great extent he was the midwife to the Scientific Revolution and a significant contributor to its key concepts. In four major publications, he fashioned a philosophical system that accommodated the needs of these new sciences and thereby earned the unrelenting hostility of both Catholic and Calvinist theologians, who relied on the scholastic philosophy that Descartes hoped to replace. His contemporaries claimed that his proofs of God's existence, in the Meditations, were so unsuccessful that he must have been a cryptic atheist, and that his discussion of scepticism served mainly to fan the flames of libertinism. |
| 520 | 8 | . | ‡aDescartes died in Stockholm in obscurity but soon became one of the most famous philosophers of the seventeenth century, a status that he continues to enjoy today. This is the first biography in English that addresses the full range of Descartes' interest in theology, philosophy, and the sciences and that traces his intellectual development through his entire career."--Jacket. |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aDescartes, René, ‡d1596-1650. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aPhilosophers ‡zFrance ‡vBiography. | |
| 856 | 4 | 1. | ‡3Table of contents ‡uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2005008107-t.html |
| 856 | 4 | 1. | ‡zAvailable to Stanford-affiliated users at: ‡uhttp://www.myilibrary.com?id=43709 ‡xeLoaderURL ‡xmi4 ‡xmicis5347075 |
| 856 | 4 | 2. | ‡3Contributor biographical information ‡uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/2005008107-b.html |
| 856 | 4 | 2. | ‡3Publisher description ‡uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2005008107-d.html |
| 856 | 4 | 2. | ‡3Publisher description ‡uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2005008107-d.html |
| 938 | . | ‡aBaker & Taylor ‡bBKTY ‡c40.00 ‡d30.00 ‡i0521823013 ‡n0006249722 ‡sactive | |
| 938 | . | ‡aYBP Library Services ‡bYANK ‡n2220948 | |
| 938 | . | ‡aBaker and Taylor ‡bBTCP ‡nBK0006816386 | |
| 938 | . | ‡aIngram ‡bINGR ‡n9780521823012 | |
| 938 | . | ‡aBrodart ‡bBROD ‡n04362993 ‡c$45.00 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a58788939 ‡zDLC ‡dURI ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡nSummary ‡ppcc ‡tContents ‡u20140820 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a151854669 ‡zUXG ‡bFOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBR ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡ppcc ‡u20100629 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a444752967 ‡zRBN ‡bBROWN UNIV ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡u20100727 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a242072193 ‡zHLS ‡bHARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBR ‡hFull batch ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡u20100721 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a243074223 ‡zHLS ‡bHARVARD UNIV, HARVARD COL LIBR ‡hFull batch ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡u20100804 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a488295404 ‡zN15 ‡bNEW YORK UNIV, GROUP BATCHLOAD ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡ppcc ‡u20100701 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a176526556 ‡zPUL ‡bPRINCETON UNIV ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡ppcc ‡u20100706 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a367867345 ‡zUBY ‡bBRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV LIBR ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡ppcc ‡qcat ‡u20100728 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a270481809 ‡zSTF ‡bSTANFORD UNIV LIBR ‡dURI ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡ppcc ‡u20120211 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a190580140 ‡zPAU ‡bUNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡kDDC ‡ppcc ‡u20100721 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a491602701 ‡zTEU ‡bTEMPLE UNIV ‡hCore ‡u20100725 | |
| 952 | . | ‡a691307792 ‡zYUS ‡bYALE UNIV LIBR ‡hCore ‡iLCC ‡ppcc ‡u20101210 | |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aYDXCP ‡b2220948 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aNZ1 ‡b9253706 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aIG# ‡b9780521823012 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aUNITY ‡b093598238 |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aAU@ ‡b000026868606 |
| 994 | . | ‡aZ0 ‡bWANIC | |
| 948 | . | ‡hNO HOLDINGS IN WANIC - 570 OTHER HOLDINGS | |
| 901 | . | ‡aocm58788939 ‡bOCoLC ‡c36416 ‡tbiblio | |