ISBN10: 9027714517, ISBN13: 9789027714510, [publisher: Springer Netherlands] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Descartes's Principles 0. / Philosophy is his longest and most ambitious work; it is the only work in which he attempted to actually deduce scientific knowledge from Cartesian metaphysics, as he repeatedly claimed was possible. Whatever the success of this attempt, there can be no doubt that it was enormously influential. Cartesian celestial mechanics held sway for well over a century, and some of the best minds of that period, including Leibniz, Malebranche, Euler, and the Bernoullis, attempted to modify and quantify the Cartesian theory of vortices into an acceptable alternative to Newton's theory of universal gravitation. Thus, the Principles is not only of inherent and historical interest philosophically but is also a seminal document in the history of science and of 17th Century thought. Principles of Philosophy was first published in Latin, in 1644. In 1647, a French translation, done by the Abbe Claude Picot and containing a great deal of additional material and a number of alterations in the original text, was published with Descartes's enthusiastic approval. Unlike some English translations of portions of the Principles, this translation uses the Latin text as its primary source; however, a good deal of additional material from Picot's translation has been included. There are several reasons for ...
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ISBN10: 9027714517, ISBN13: 9789027714510, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover Very Good Dust Jacket may be missing.CDs may be missing.
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ISBN10: 9027714517, ISBN13: 9789027714510, [publisher: Springer] Hardcover
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Springer 1982 hardcover Very Good Size: 6x0x9; NOT ex-library. Great condition. Pages are crisp and clean, no highlighting or underlining. Slight wear to the dust jacket. 100% of the proceeds go towards promoting literacy in under-served areas of the world.

Dordrecht Kluwer Academic Publishers 1982 1982 ed. Hard cover New. 328 p. Synthese Historical Library , 24. XXVIII, 328 p. Intended for college/higher education audience. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.

Springer, Date: 1982-12-31. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1982. Springer ISBN 9027714517 9789027714510 [US]