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A Companion to Rationalism
Nelson
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Description for A Companion to Rationalism
Hardcover. This book is a wide-ranging examination of rationalist thought in philosophy from ancient times to the present day. * Written by a superbly qualified cast of philosophers. * Critically analyses the concept of rationalism. * Focuses principally on the golden age of rationalism in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Editor(s): Nelson, Alan. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 528 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1078.
This book is a wide-ranging examination of rationalist thought in philosophy from ancient times to the present day.
- Written by a superbly qualified cast of philosophers
- Critically analyses the concept of rationalism
- Focuses principally on the golden age of rationalism in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries
- Also covers ancient rationalism, nineteenth-century rationalism, and rationalist themes in recent thought
- Organised chronologically
- Various philosophical methods and viewpoints are represented
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405109093
SKU
V9781405109093
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About Nelson
Alan Nelson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. He is a leading scholar of the great philosophical systems of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and has published widely on rationalism in the history of philosophy and in the philosophy of science.
Reviews for A Companion to Rationalism
“Addressing topics from epistemology and metaphysics to ethics and psychology, it is the most compete treatment of the subject known to me.” “I can recommend this book without hesitation.” (Philosophy In Review) "This companion is large indeed, but the size fits the largeness of its subjects; and it does succeed in its 25 articles in covering that subject . ... Read more