Historical dictionary of Descartes and Cartesian philosophy

410 Pages·2015·3.149 MB·English

by  Ariew, Roger, Des Chene, Dennis, Descartes, René, Jesseph, Douglas Michael, Schmaltz, Tad M., Verbeek, Theo

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2015
Historical Dictionary of Descartes
and Cartesian Philosophy
Second Edition
Roger Ariew, Dennis Des Chene, Douglas M. Jesseph,
Tad M. Schmaltz, and Theo Verbeek
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1.Descartes,René,1596-1650--Dictionaries.I.DesChene,Dennis,author.II.Jesseph,Douglas
Michael,author.III.Schmaltz,TadM.,1960-author.IV.Verbeek,Theo,1945-author.V.Title.
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