Author: Grayling, A. C.
Brand: WALKER BOOKS
Edition: 1st US Edition
Features:
- Used Book in Good Condition
Number Of Pages: 368
Release Date: 31-10-2006
Details: Scientist, mathematician, traveler, soldier―and spy―Rene Descartes was one of the founders of the modern world. His life coincided with an extraordinary time in history: the first half of the miraculous seventeenth century, replete with genius in the arts and sciences, and wracked by civil and international conflicts across Europe. But at his birth in 1596 the world was still dominated by medieval beliefs in phenomena such as miracles and spontaneous generation. It was Descartes who identified the intellectual tools his peers needed to free themselves from the grip of religious authority and in doing so he founded modern philosophy. In this new biography, A. C. Grayling tells the story of Descartes' life, and places it in his tumultuous times―with the unexpected result that an entirely new aspect of the story comes to light.
EAN: 9780802715012
Languages: English
Binding: hardcover
Item Note: Great clean copy with no missing pages, might have some notes or some highlighting. The cover of the book may be torn
Item Condition: UsedLikeNew
