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Stephen Gaukroger & John Schuster
Descartes” Natural Philosophy [PDF ebook]

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The most comprehensive collection of essays on Descartes” scientific writings ever published, this volume offers a detailed reassessment of Descartes” scientific work and its bearing on his philosophy. The 35 essays, written by some of the world”s leading scholars, cover topics as diverse as optics, cosmology and medicine, and will be of vital interest to all historians of philosophy or science.

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Format PDF ● Pages 784 ● ISBN 9781134600922 ● Editor Stephen Gaukroger & John Schuster ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2003 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4293588 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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