The Cambridge Descartes Lexicon

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The Cambridge Descartes Lexicon is the definitive reference source on René Descartes, 'the father of modern philosophy' and arguably among the most important philosophers of all time. Examining the full range of Descartes' achievements and legacy, it includes 256 in-depth entries that explain key concepts relating to his thought. Cumulatively they uncover interpretative disputes, trace his influences, and explain how his work was received by critics and developed by followers. There are entries on topics such as certainty, cogito ergo sum, doubt, dualism, free will, God, geometry, happiness, human being, knowledge, Meditations on First Philosophy, mind, passion, physics, and virtue, which are written by the largest and most distinguished team of Cartesian scholars ever assembled for a collaborative research project - 92 contributors from ten countries.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of figures
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List of contributors
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List of abbreviations
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Introduction and Notes on How to Use This Work
pp xxv-xxviii
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Acknowledgments
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Chronology
pp xxxi-xxxiv
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Descartes' Life and Works
pp xxxv-lxvi
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Annotated Bibliography
pp lxvii-lxviii
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ENTRIES
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Abstraction versus Exclusion
pp 1-3
- By Dugald Murdoch, Cambridge University Press, 1985
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Analogy
pp 3-7
- By Gideon Manning, California Institute of Technology
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Analysis versus Synthesis
pp 7-12
- By David Cunning, University of Iowa
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Anatomy and Physiology
pp 13-16
- By Annie Bitbol-Hespériès, Université Paris-Sorbonne
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Angel
pp 16-19
- By Emanuela Scribano, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
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Animal
pp 19-26
- By Gary Hatfield, University of Pennsylvania
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Animal Spirits
pp 26-28
- By Dennis L. Sepper, University of Dallas
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Aquinas, Thomas (ca.1225–1274)
pp 28-30
- By Laurence Renault, Université Paris-Sorbonne
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Arnauld, Antoine (1612–1694)
pp 31-33
- By Denis Moreau, Université de Nantes
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Astell, Mary (1666–1731)
pp 33-35
- By Alice Sowaal, San Francisco State University
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Atom
pp 35-38
- By Richard T. W. Arthur, McMaster University
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Attribute
pp 38-44
- By Alice Sowaal, San Francisco State University
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Augustine, Aurelius (354–430)
pp 44-45
- By Gareth Matthews, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Automaton
pp 46-47
- By Dennis Des Chene, Washington University
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Bacon, Francis (1561–1626)
pp 48-49
- By Geoffrey Gorham, Macalester College
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Baillet, Adrien (1649–1706)
pp 49-50
- By Theo Verbeek, Universiteit Utrecht
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Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez de (1595–1654)
pp 50-52
- By Thomas M. Lennon, University of Western Ontario
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Basso, Sebastian (SÉBASTIEN BASSON) (dates unknown)
pp 52-53
- By Helen Hattab, University of Houston
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Bayle, François (1622–1709)
pp 53-55
- By Patricia Easton, Claremont Graduate University
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