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The Rationalists

Descartes: Discourse on Method & Meditations; Spinoza: Ethics; Leibniz: Monadology & Discourse on Metaphysics

Descartes: Discourse on Method & Meditations; Spinoza: Ethics; Leibniz: Monadolo gy & Discourse on Metaphysics

By Rene Descartes, Benedict de Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

By Rene Descartes, Benedict de Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

By Rene Descartes, Benedict de Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

By Rene Descartes, Benedict de Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

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    About The Rationalists

    Founded in the mid-17th century, Rationalism was  philosophy’s first step into the modern era. This  volume contains the essential statements of  Rationalism’s three greatest figures: Descartes, who  began it; Spinoza, who epitomized it; and Leibniz,  who gave it its last serious expression.

    About The Rationalists

    Founded in the mid-17th century, Rationalism was  philosophy’s first step into the modern era. This  volume contains the essential statements of  Rationalism’s three greatest figures: Descartes, who  began it; Spinoza, who epitomized it; and Leibniz,  who gave it its last serious expression.

    About Rene Descartes

    Rene Descartes (1596–1650), the French philosopher and mathematician, is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy.

    About Benedict de Spinoza

    Benedict de Spinoza (1632–1677) was born in Amsterdam, where his orthodox Jewish family had fled to from persecution in Portugal…. More about Benedict de Spinoza

    About Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

    Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz (1646–1716) was a German philosopher, mathematician, and political adviser, renowned for his work as a metaphysician and… More about Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

    About Rene Descartes

    Rene Descartes (1596–1650), the French philosopher and mathematician, is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy.

    About Benedict de Spinoza

    Benedict de Spinoza (1632–1677) was born in Amsterdam, where his orthodox Jewish family had fled to from persecution in Portugal…. More about Benedict de Spinoza

    About Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

    Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz (1646–1716) was a German philosopher, mathematician, and political adviser, renowned for his work as a metaphysician and… More about Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz

    Product Details

    Category: Philosophy | Literary Collections

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Anchor
    Aug 23, 1960 | 480 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780385095402

    Category: Philosophy | Literary Collections

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Anchor
    Apr 13, 2011 | 480 Pages | ISBN 9780307778925

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    Table Of Contents

    René Descartes (1596–1650)
    Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking the Truth in the Sciences (1637)
    Meditations of the First Philosophy (1641)

    Benedict de Spinoza (1632–1677)
    The Ethics (1677)

    Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibniz     (1646–1716)
    Discourse on Metaphysics (1710)
    The Monadology (1716)

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