Enlightenment and Action from Descartes to Kant: Passionate Thought - Rilegato

Losonsky, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0521806127 ISBN 13: 9780521806121

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Riassunto

Kant believed that true enlightenment is the use of reason freely in public. This book systematicaaly traces the philosophical origins and development of the idea that the improvement of human understanding requires public activity. Michael Losonsky focuses on seventeenth-century discussions of the problem of irresolution and the closely connected theme of the role of volition in human belief formation. This involves a discussion of the work of Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Spinoza and Leibniz. Challenging the traditional views of seventeenth-century philosophy and written in a lucid, non-technical language, this book will be eagerly sought out by historians of philosophy and students of the history of ideas.

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Recensione:

'... a deep and carefully argued account of the relationships between volition, emotion and cognition in important seventeenth-century texts ... Losonsky has given us an empowering book ...' British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Descrizione del libro:

This book systematically traces the philosophical origins and development of the idea that the improvement of human understanding requires public activity, discussing the work of Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Spinoza, and Leibniz.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521806127
• ISBN 13: 9780521806121
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 240