Introducing Descartes
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i read this as a beginning philosophy student in college. although it does explain the philosopher and his theories in simple language it tends to make the reader feel a bit unintelligent. it's written in large type and has lots and lots of animations, pictures, etc. this book is probably best for a high school student or someone who's never had any formal training in philosophy.
Journal Entry 2 by onefourtwelve at Elements Coffee Co. in Albany, Georgia USA on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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This book on the rationalist philosopher Descartes is substantive yet at the same time light and fun to read. It's in a sort of comic-book format and simplifies a lot of the main ideas in Descartes' writings (which I do not claim to have read first-hand prior to opening this book), so it's probably of little use to someone already deeply into the study of philosophy, but for us humble lay-folks, it's a very useful and user-friendly introduction to this important figure. If you're interested in burning eternal questions like: How do we know what we know? How can we be sure of anything? Is the human mind ultimately finite and hopelessly prone to error? How do we distinguish between mind or soul and body? Then Descartes is your man.
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