René Descartes, John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff, Dugald Murdoch Contains 207 of Descartes' letters, including many translated here for the first time.
Rene Descartes One of the most outstanding books ever written on philosophy.
René Descartes, John Cottingham A completely new translation of the works of Descartes is intended to replace the Haldane and Ross edition, first published in 1911.
René Descartes Unlike the Haldane and Ross edition which was translated from a composite text based on both the French and Latin editions, the present translation is made from the Latin text alone, with significant changes in the French edition indicated …
John Cottingham Leading scholars present the full range of Descartes' philosophical achievement in the context of his life and the development of his thought.
Nicolas Malebranche These substantial selections from The Search after Truth, Elucidations of the Search after Truth, Dialogues on Metaphysics, and Treatise on Nature and Grace, provide the student of modern philosophy with both a broad view of Malebranche's …
Simone de Beauvoir, Constance Borde, Sheila Malovany-Chevallier Presents a detailed analysis of womanhood that focuses on women's past and contemporary situation in Western culture.
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them—from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional …
Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell is a leading mathematical philosopher of the 20th century.
Bertrand Russell It is in this work that he discusses his idea of sense-data to help explain the differences between appearance and reality.