Descartes' Natural Philosophy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415219938)

The most comprehensive collection of essays on Descartes' scientific writings ever published, this volume offers a detailed reassessment of Descartes' scientific work and its bearing on his philosophy. The 35 essays, written by some of the world's leading scholars, cover topics as diverse as optics, cosmology and medicine, and will be of vital interest to all historians of philosophy or science.

Author: Stephen Gaukroger
ISBN-10: 0415219930
ISBN-13: 9780415219938
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2000
Pages: 780
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.07lbs
Size: 9.51h x 6.47w x 1.63d