Descartes by Genevieve Rodis-Lewis
Genevieve Rodis-Lewis is uniquely qualified to celebrate Rene Descartes. This major intellectual biography illuminates the personal and historical events of Descartes's life, from his birth and early years in France to his death in Sweden, his burial...For Rodis-Lewis, the biographical aspect is always present and, throughout, illuminatingly interwoven with both the wider cultural context and with Descartes' own intellectual developmentIt is a boon to have this extended work by one of the twentieth century's great French scholars available in English... written in the abrupt, un-argued yet interest-arousing allusive manner which is one dimension that gives Rodis-Lewis' book charm and importance.
-- Peter Schouls * Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences *Geneviéve Rodis-Lewis is Professor Emerita at the Sorbonne and is the author of eight books. Jane Marie Todd lives in Portland, Oregon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801486272 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801486270 |
| Title | Descartes |
| Author | Genevieve Rodis-Lewis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 1999-10-21 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of A 1998 Choice Magazine "Outstanding Academic Title. |
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