This monograph on Descartes' 'Meditations' shows that it is as much about pedagogy as it is about truth. Every single claim of the Meditations is advanced from the first-person point-of-view of Descartes' meditator, who is not a Cartesian at the start of inquiry. Cunning's reading shows that 'The Meditations' is the transcript of his cognitive progress. This new reading of a canonical philosophical text will interest all scholars of early modern philosophy. INDICE: Introduction; 1.: The Problem of the First-Person Point-of-View; 2.:. Epistemic Position and the First Meditation; 3.: Imagining Mind and Body; 4.: The Idea of a Supreme Being; 5.: Truth and Imprecision in the Fourth Meditation; 6.: Another Proof of the Existence of God; 7.: Embodiment and Union;8.: The Post-Meditations Meditator; 9.: Worries About Descartes' Method and its Implementation; 10.: Philosophical Inquiry and the Problem of Current Commitments
- ISBN: 978-0-19-539960-8
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 19/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés