{"product_id":"descartess-changing-mind-peter-machamer-9780691138893","title":"Descartes's Changing Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescartes's works are often treated as a unified, unchanging whole. But in \u003ci\u003eDescartes's Changing Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Machamer and J. E. McGuire argue that the philosopher's views, particularly in natural philosophy, actually change radically between his early and later works--and that any interpretation of Descartes must take account of these changes. The first comprehensive study of the most significant of these shifts, this book also provides a new picture of the development of Cartesian science, epistemology, and metaphysics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e No changes in Descartes's thought are more significant than those that occur between the major works \u003ci\u003eThe World\u003c\/i\u003e (1633) and \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (1644). Often seen as two versions of the same natural philosophy, these works are in fact profoundly different, containing distinct conceptions of causality and epistemology. Machamer and McGuire trace the implications of these changes and others that follow from them, including Descartes's rejection of the method of abstraction as a means of acquiring knowledge, his insistence on the infinitude of God's power, and his claim that human knowledge is limited to that which enables us to grasp the workings of the world and develop scientific theories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Machamer,James E. McGuire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691138893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691138893\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 07\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.30w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010","brand":"Peter Machamer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086766682367,"sku":"9780691138893","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3b8952c-d389-4b7a-b50b-a5a78371c416.jpg?v=1769096454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/descartess-changing-mind-peter-machamer-9780691138893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}