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AuthorGrayling, A. C.TitleDescartes : the life and times of a genius / A.C. Grayling.Edition1st U.S. ed.
PublishedNew York : Walker & Co., 2006.FormatBook
Biography, Autobiography
Description303 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.

Gen. noteReprint. Originally published: Descartes : the life of René Descartes and its place in his times. London : Free Press, 2005.
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. 285-289) and index.
ContentsWho was Descartes? -- The awakening -- A night of dreams -- The mystery of the rosy cross -- Nine years of travel -- Animals on the moon -- Francine -- The shape of snow -- Descartes Contra Voetius -- The princess of the passions -- The queen of winter.
AbstractExamines the life of René Descartes, the seminal scientist, mathematician, traveler, soldier, and spy who transformed seventeenth-century Europe and became the father of modern philosophy.
ISBN080271501X9780802715012Per.Sub.Descartes, René, 1596-1650
SubjectPhilosophers -- France -- Biography.
Science -- Philosophy -- History -- 17th century.
France -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
Europe -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.

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