{"product_id":"glimpse-of-light-stephen-mumford-9781474279529","title":"Glimpse of Light: New Meditations on First Philosophy","description":"\u003ci\u003eI firmly believed there was a world outside of our own minds . . . But all around me were challenges. . . . How could we be so sure there were such things existing apart from us?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePhilosopher Benedict Chilwell faces a crisis of confidence and hopes to resolve it in a self-imposed exile, far away in the north of Norway. From his cabin, he begins his meditations, pondering the mysteries of philosophy in the dark Arctic winter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePride, a whale, love and lust, the Huldra, God and a chain of causes all interrupt Benedict's solitude. Could they prove his salvation? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn six days approaching the return of the light, Benedict discovers a basis for certainty and tries his best to convince his hosts. Through doubts, questions and reasoning, Chilwell inadvertently follows in Descartes' footsteps. Will he be killed by the cold too; or will the warmth of Plato's sun save him in time?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Mumford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147427952X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474279529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Stephen Mumford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935508660479,"sku":"9781474279529","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4b1efd0c-3da7-4338-bc39-be7fc38ca387.jpg?v=1681420205","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/glimpse-of-light-stephen-mumford-9781474279529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}