{"product_id":"descartes-by-bernard-williams-9781138132085","title":"Descartes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescartes\u003c\/em\u003e has often been called the \u003cem\u003efather of modern philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e. His attempts to find foundations for knowledge, and to reconcile the existence of the soul with the emerging science of his time, are among the most influential and widely studied in the history of philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a classic and challenging introduction to \u003cem\u003eDescartes\u003c\/em\u003e by one of the most distinguished modern philosophers. Bernard Williams not only analyzes Descartes' project of founding knowledge on certainty, but uncovers the philosophical motives for his search. With acute insight, he demonstrates how Descartes' \u003cem\u003eMeditations\u003c\/em\u003e are not merely a description but the very enactment of philosophical thought and discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliams covers all of the key areas of Descartes' thought, including God, the will, the possibility of knowledge, and the mind and its place in nature. He also makes profound contributions to the theory of knowledge, metaphysics, and philosophy generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a new foreword by John Cottingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605582921964,"sku":"9781138132085","price":247.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781138132085-descartes.jpg?v=1778132726","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/descartes-by-bernard-williams-9781138132085","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}