Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Note on Texts and References
- Descartes Family Tree
- Introduction
- 1 A Lawyer's Education
- 2 In Search of a Career (1616–1622)
- 3 Magic, Mathematics, and Mechanics: Paris, 1622–1628
- 4 A Fabulous World (1629–1633)
- 5 The Scientific Essays and the Discourse on Method (1633–1637)
- 6 Retreat and Defence (1637–1639)
- 7 Metaphysics in a Hornet's Nest (1639–1642)
- 8 The French Liar's Monkey and the Utrecht Crisis
- 9 Descartes and Princess Elizabeth
- 10 The Principles of Philosophy (1644)
- 11 The Quarrel and Final Rift with Regius
- 12 Once More into Battle: The Leiden Theologians (1647)
- 13 Thoughts of Retirement
- 14 Death in Sweden
- Appendix 1 Descartes' Principal Works
- Appendix 2 Places Where Descartes Lived
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Note on Texts and References
- Descartes Family Tree
- Introduction
- 1 A Lawyer's Education
- 2 In Search of a Career (1616–1622)
- 3 Magic, Mathematics, and Mechanics: Paris, 1622–1628
- 4 A Fabulous World (1629–1633)
- 5 The Scientific Essays and the Discourse on Method (1633–1637)
- 6 Retreat and Defence (1637–1639)
- 7 Metaphysics in a Hornet's Nest (1639–1642)
- 8 The French Liar's Monkey and the Utrecht Crisis
- 9 Descartes and Princess Elizabeth
- 10 The Principles of Philosophy (1644)
- 11 The Quarrel and Final Rift with Regius
- 12 Once More into Battle: The Leiden Theologians (1647)
- 13 Thoughts of Retirement
- 14 Death in Sweden
- Appendix 1 Descartes' Principal Works
- Appendix 2 Places Where Descartes Lived
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Descartes: A Biography , pp. v - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006