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The Cambri Companion DESCARTES JOHN COTTINGHAM ‘his iv a furcher volume in a serie of companions te major ‘Bhilosophers, Each volumae contin specially comaaissioned ‘svays by an intemaciond] team of scholay together with & subgeantielesbicgranhy anti erve ns erefeece wrk or Siudentsand nangpecialie. One im of the series ta dispel the intimation such rele een ee wine iced with the ‘worl ofa difficult and challenging mnier, Descuttes dceuies x portion of pita grace as one of tae founding fathers af masetn philesnphy ei, eta, the mose widely stcdied all philosophers. tn chisautborica- tive colleccion an intermstional ream of leafing scholar in (Cartesian stadies present the full ange of Deseartov extraur inary philowphical achievement, Hee le and the develop- rene of is thought, as well ay the intellsctual bacgrunnd fo ond recepsion uf his work are tested at length. At the ‘core af the Volume ae u 00% of ehapvets on his metephys ses: the celebrated *Cogcu” argumeny the priuts vf Gol’s talstenve, the "Curtesan circle" aad the dutlistie theary uf the mind and ies relition to his theological and scientific tiews. Other chapter cover the philguphien! feaplersions Df fs work in ageora, hie place in she eeventeendh-ceniiry fcientille revolution, the euneiure of his physics, and N's ‘work an plysiology, payshalogy, and ete. ‘New readers and nonspecizlietewil ed this themostoney- prshousive and avcessihle quide ta Desceres ecrecnelyavatl- able. Advanced seudsnte and apeciaists will fd a cangpoe- tusof cent Jevelopmeetsin the interpretadun af Deseares, DESCARTES AQUINAS telited by xonmAN sRerzaans and ARISTOTLE Bolted by TONATKAN BARES FOUCAULT Tilted by cau curtise FREUD Réited by TeROMF MEU HEGEL Fulted by enEnEMTGk REISFD HEIDEGGER Edited by cHARses GD:GNON HOBBES “Edited by tom soanect HUME tited by avn rave soon TUSSERL baited by vauey visu and bavi KANT diited By rau cuxx LEIBNIZ ltd by arcmouas jouer LOCKE Rébted by vane oHADrETt MARK Ruled by TEERBLI CARTER MILL Eiled by TamN sxoMueSeT NIETZSCHE Bilted by seann wasn PLATO. Edited by exenax xRaut SARTRE Edited by cmassrnen nowents SPINOZA Edited by vow Ganez7T The Cambridge Companion to DESCARTES Edited by John Cottingham Hig CAMBRIDGE Pp UNIVERSITY PRESS Cac Row York, Mla, Soci ape To, Sapo hoa CONTENTS Lins of constiutors page vit ‘Ghronalory x Abbreviations xi inqroduetion 1 Tieseatr’ We an the development ol vs philoseny GENEVE RONTS-T FITS a Detcaries and scholustcism. the nteeetaal Dackrnund ca Descartes" dhocgbe ase anew 38 ‘The ature of abstract esining: 2 Lophical aapecis of Peseates! ware ie alachea STINFEN GATIFROGEE o Coresian metaphysics and the ole of the simple ‘The Copica and iss iraportance ‘The idee of Gea and the proois of his existence TEAN-MARIE BEYSSADE. 4 ‘The Cereesian vincle ” ‘Coueesits CCarcesian duatiam: thectogy, met Jon Cor runcuase physics, and solence ‘Detcarcs’ pbilnanphy of ssicnce and the scicmnlle revatutioa besmeso ceAKEE 238 scans! physics Diescanes' physiology au iss relation tas peychology GARY MATFIEED aay Descarees on tanking with che body AMEIT? ORSEXEERG owe a ‘The reveption af Descarter‘philoanphy Micmuuas jouiey 3p Bibliography a Index ay CONTRIBUTORS nes ante ig Profesor oF Philosophy at Vigiaur Pulpredaue Tsvite and State University, Deis transinvr of Martial Guetult Descartes’ Philosophy according to tne Onder of Reasons {1984 a] land Piette Ouhem, Mndievel Coomolagy IrgA5, emaninalauar of Leibris: Philosophical Fasaye (rota, and emoditor af Revalntion and Continuity: seays i the Fistary and Philorcphy of Rerly Mot: ‘an Science [29911 Tear-ataste nevasane. it Protesnt of Philtseghy at che Univee ity af Paria-Sorhonne. Fis the authos af Ta phitesophie pores de Dascavies (26791 and Lanslalor ol Tanteeuen arte Banas 298rL, since rash he has heer Chairman of che Centve dErudes Canitienmes. Dremavn ceaxne is Associste Peotestor 0} Palotophy vel Vice President at Universiey College, Cork he 1 wathor af Dvscortes' Philosophw of Suiewce geal, Occult Powers aoa Fypoubesee Lavy and genotal editor of che: Cassieg ol Mhilusuphy eal Sicnee sete ‘hich includes fis tanslacion nf Pralain de la Barre, The Fao ofthe Sexes F73901 TORN corrimaman is Protessoe of Phekgoghy and Head ob ee Philosophy Depanment a the Univessng of Reading. He is the authar of Rewonalinn !ngbel, Dascunesfrg36l and The Rating ‘Oxford Hinenry of Western Philesechs scree, 1986), editor of Des. gees’ Camvervation with Burman [1978], and ce-ranslatar of The Philosophicn! Weiings af Descartes (1985-71 DANTEL cannen ip Profersur of Philosophy aed Chairman of the epartencnt of Philagaphy at the Unversity of Chicago. ie ia the viii Contributors, author of Desecetes! Melaplieat Fhysice lpgal dy evtser 1 Loong: Phitosouhivat Fsepus 98 el ae ein of he fre somuing Gawbrtdge Histore oi Sevanieenth-Cenaury Philosophy erarnne cameancen is Reader in Philosnghpat the Universvy of Sydney. He is author of Feplonctary SiruoiavesiTg7sland Cavtesion Togic [iga9l, edivoe of sccantes: Philosophy. Mahematiee and Physses(r9¥0| aunt The (see of Autignaty [gn and lar slae ol ‘Amand: On Troe en Falne Fear ‘rasa pany eraraein ip Protas of Phipps te the Univeesny ob Penneplvanta. He isthe authar of The Natural and the Normaur ‘Theories of Spatial Perception Jape Kant in Helmbalis [rggt! and ff mumerous essivs an philosophy aad science in the sevsniseatls Nrenouas TOLLEY is Prutesor ot Philosophy at the University ot Calieeris, Sam Dieu, aul aorkor ub Lesbnis aud Love Lgl nd ‘The Light of she Sout i490 Lams &19R is Profescar of Philneaphy at shen versity af Mie fa, Ann Arhor, thor of Brom Dese2eis to Humes Caoiinsntat Matanhiysioe andthe Devolopment of Mauer» Pailcehy 3381! and ff numernsatticler on the istry of early madecn paslasophy FEAS-1UG Maio. is Profesor ofthe History of Classical Philos hy al the Unversity oF Hane X-Rarveere Heo the skehor oF Sr Vontologte grise de escorts |-07s, Sur ta tbdolegie blonche de Kseaetes jyBil, and Ser de prune enétophyigae de Descartes Lake, anal translotor fon collaburotion with T. Costabell uf Rese Daesaavin, Reston edits 0 ofgitesymut la lsc de Pospet ant larechesche de la verte 1977) paren antes js Prtessoe ut Philrsupty at the Univenity ot Misrouri~Cotumbia and author of Paseares's Cavebit ro84l, and Dt wavions atishes an Desoaries, and on ehige ae inuenlinnalty BRNEXTHER REDIG-LESEIS fs homutary Prufeayor at she Gecveraty bf Pais-Sorbonne, unl author vfmumerous stele cnluding Nico Tas Molebraaice le96), Lraeuvee de Descuzt ‘ayy eh aml Latino pologie sontsiemeiaygo)