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Descartes' The World offers the most comprehensive vision of the nature of the world since Aristotle, and is crucial for an understanding of his later writings, in particular the Meditations and Principles of Philosophy. This volume offers an alternative translation of the work, together with a historical introduction and notes on further reading.

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"...an important addition to Descartes scholarship and required reading for those working on Descartes and the history of science." Russell Wahl, Philosophy in Review

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Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the texts; The World and other writings: 1. The Treatise on Light; 2. Discourse 2 of the Dioptrics; 3. Discourse 8 of the Meteors; 4. The Treatise on Man; 5. Description of the Human Body; Index.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 11/26/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521636469, 978-0521636469
      ISBN10: 0521636469
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Descartes' The World offers the most comprehensive vision of the nature of the world since Aristotle, and is crucial for an understanding of his later writings, in particular the Meditations and Principles of Philosophy. This volume offers an alternative translation of the work, together with a historical introduction and notes on further reading.

      Trade Review
      "...an important addition to Descartes scholarship and required reading for those working on Descartes and the history of science." Russell Wahl, Philosophy in Review

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chronology; Further reading; Note on the texts; The World and other writings: 1. The Treatise on Light; 2. Discourse 2 of the Dioptrics; 3. Discourse 8 of the Meteors; 4. The Treatise on Man; 5. Description of the Human Body; Index.

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