{"product_id":"demons-dreamers-and-madmen-harry-g-frankfurt-9780691134161","title":"Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen: The Defense of Reason in Descartes's Meditations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eOn Bullshit\u003c\/i\u003e, a landmark account of Descartes, reason, and truth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this classic work, philosopher and bestselling author Harry Frankfurt provides a compelling analysis of the question that not only lies at the heart of Descartes's \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e, but also constitutes the central preoccupation of modern philosophy: on what basis can reason claim to provide any justification for the truth of our beliefs? \u003ci\u003eDemons, Dreamers, and Madmen\u003c\/i\u003e provides an ingenious account of Descartes's defense of reason against his own famously skeptical doubts that he might be a madman, dreaming, or, worse yet, deceived by an evil demon into believing falsely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrankfurt's masterful and imaginative reading of Descartes's seminal work not only stands the test of time; one imagines Descartes himself nodding in agreement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry G. Frankfurt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691134162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691134161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.78w x 0.68d","brand":"Harry G. Frankfurt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925611544831,"sku":"9780691134161","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2fa3fd4c-dd05-43fe-99c7-cf846c45c08b.jpg?v=1681078301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/demons-dreamers-and-madmen-harry-g-frankfurt-9780691134161","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}