Cartesian Nightmare

An Introduction to Transcendental Sophistry
Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-90-420-0142-8
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 41, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series / Studies in the History of Western Philosophy

This book challenges the presupposition among professional philosophers that René Descartes is the Father of Modern Philosophy. It demonstrates by intensive textual analysis of Descartes's Discourse and Meditations that he inaugurated a new type of sophistry rather than a new way of conducting philosophy. Transcendental Sophistry is a synthesis of Renaissance humanism and Christian theology, especially the theology of creation. This striking re-evaluation of the achievement of Descartes opens the history of Western philosophy to radical reinterpretation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Redpath, Peter A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements. Editorial Foreword. Preface. ONE Simulacra. TWO The Hidden System Revealed. THREE In Search of the Golden Fleece: Walking Alone and in the Shadows. FOUR Oh, Yes, I'm the Great Pretender. FIVE The Epic Begins: Protagoras Redivivus. SIX From Golden Fleece to Minotaur. Notes. Bibliography. About the Author. Index.