01359nam a22002657a 45000010005000000030005000050050017000100080041000270200029000680400029000970820017001261000031001432450058001742640045002323000023002773360021003003370025003213380023003465200610003696500038009796500024010176500017010416500017010586500018010751188MBIP20250718105049.0250718b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781399612319qPaperback  aMBIPbengcMBIPdNFerda04223a194bJOH1 aCottingham, John eauthor.10aThe Great Philosophers: DESCARTES /cJohn Cottingham. 1aLondon :bOrion Publishing Group,c2023.  a58 pages :c18 cm.  2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated  2rdacarrieravolume  a'The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.' Descartes

'It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.'

Descartes is often called the father of modern philosophy. He was certainly one of the most important figures in the emergence of modern philosophy and science and his work and ideas have resonated through the centuries. His best known statement - I think, therefore I am - has become part of modern-day culture and language.

John Cottingham's short guide is the ideal introduction to one of the greatest minds of any age. 0aPhilosophy, Moderny17th century. 0aPhilosophy, French. 0aRationalism. 0aMetaphysics. 0aEpistemology.