Essays on the Philosophy and Science of René Descartes

The Essays In This Volume Represent The Best Current Work On Descartes' Philosophy And Science. They Range Over What Descartes Himself Regarded As His Major Contributions: Metaphysics, Physics, And Their Applications For The Benefit Of Human Beings. Certainty : Psychological, Moral, And Metaphysical / Edwin Curley -- The Cogito : Privileged Truth Or Exemplary Truth? / Michelle Beyssade -- The Soul According To Descartes / Michel Henry -- Generosity And Phenomenology : Remarks On Michel Henry's Interpretation Of The Cartesian Cogito / Jean-luc Marion -- Did Caterus Misunderstand Descartes's Ontological Proof? / Willis Doney -- On The Idea Of God : Incomprehensibility Or Incompatibilities? / Jean-marie Beyssade -- The Role Of The Intellect In Descartes's Case For The Incorporeity Of The Mind / Marleen Rozemond -- Mind-body Interaction In Descartes / Stephen I. Wagner -- Simplicity And The Seat Of The Soul / Stephen Voss -- Ingenium, Memory Art, And The Unity Of Imaginative Knowing In The Early Descartes / Dennis L. Sepper -- Descartes On The Perception Of Primary Qualities / Margaret D. Wilson. Language And Machine In The Philosophy Of Descartes / Jean-pierre Séris -- Whatever Should We Do With The Cartesian Method? : Reclaiming Descartes For The History Of Science / John A. Schuster -- Method, Discourse, And The Act Of Knowing / Evert Van Leeuwen -- From Metaphysics To Physics / Geneviève Rodis-lewis -- Reason, Nature, And God In Descartes / Gary Hatfield -- Descartes And Experiment In The Discourse And Essays / Daniel Garber -- Descartes's Physics And Descartes's Mechanics : Chicken And Egg? / Alan Gabbey -- The Heart And Blood : Descartes, Plemp And Harvey / Marjorie Grene. Edited By Stephen Voss. In English, With Some Essays Translated From French. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.