Bibliograph

Classical modern philosophers, Descartes to Kant, Richard Schacht

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Label

Classical modern philosophers, Descartes to Kant, Richard Schacht

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-270) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Classical modern philosophers

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Richard Schacht

Sub title

Descartes to Kant

Summary

An introduction to the work of seven founding fathers of modern philosophy: Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant., Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant: these are the seven philosophers who stand out from the rest in what is known as the `modern' period in philosophy. Their thought defines the mainstream of classical or early modern philosophy, largely responsible for shaping philosophy as we now know it.In a clear and lively style, Richard Schacht has written a thorough introduction to the work of these seven founding fathers of modern philosophy. The bibliography has been updated for this revised edition to take account of the recent explosion of writings on modern philosophy

Target audience

specialized

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