Descartes's Method of Doubt

Descartes's Method of Doubt
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0691117322
ISBN-13 : 9780691117324
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Download or read book Descartes's Method of Doubt written by Janet Broughton and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Descartes's Method of Doubt', Broughton analyses Descartes's novel way of raising radical doubt and argues that he thought he could use doubt to achieve certainty by uncovering the conditions that make radical doubt possible.


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