A Companion to Descartes

by Janet Broughton (Editor), John Carriero (Editor)

A collection of more than 30 specially commissioned essays, this volume surveys the work of the 17th-century philosopher-scientist commonly regarded as the founder of modern philosophy, while integrating unique essays detailing the context and impact of his work.

Genres: Philosophy

560 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2007

Reviews

[Marcus Lira]

I reckoned Descartes was very lonely to need a companion, so I gave it a go. Top bloke, it seems he did loads of things, like saying "I think therefore I exist", and that's probably why he wanted to be safe rather than sorry and just didn't stop thinking.

How awesome would it be if he didn't really exist, and someone just attributed that Cogito line to a fictional character? I mean, people say his name like "Day Cart", it's got to be a made up name. Anyway, he'd both exist and not exist at the same time. Just like that, boom!

Mind = blown.