Western philosophy: Enlightenment

First Published in 2016.

This volume presents the excellent and popular translation by Haldane and Ross of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, an introduction by Stanley Tweyman which explores the relevance of Descartes' Regulae and his method of analysis in the Meditations, and six articles which indicate the diversity of scholarly opinion on the topic of method in Descartes' philosopy.

This volume presents the excellent and popular translation by Haldane and Ross of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, an introduction by Stanley Tweyman which explores the relevance of Descartes' Regulae and his method of analysis in the Meditations, and six articles which indicate the diversity of scholarly opinion on the topic of method in Descartes' philosopy.

Was Descartes a Cartesian Dualist?

Was Descartes a Cartesian Dualist?

Why does the ghost of Kant continue to haunt contemporary critical theory?

Why does the ghost of Kant continue to haunt contemporary critical theory?

Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is arguably the single most important work in western philosophy.

Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is arguably the single most important work in western philosophy.

David Hume was one of the most important British philosophers of the eighteenth century.

David Hume was one of the most important British philosophers of the eighteenth century.

Rene Descartes credited his success in philosophy, mathematics, and physics to the discovery of a universal method of inquiry, but he provided no systematic description of his method.

Rene Descartes credited his success in philosophy, mathematics, and physics to the discovery of a universal method of inquiry, but he provided no systematic description of his method.

Dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain.

Dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain.

David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature and Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding are amongst the most widely-studies texts on philosophy.

David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature and Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding are amongst the most widely-studies texts on philosophy.

David Hume is widely recognised as the greatest philosopher to have written in the English language.

David Hume is widely recognised as the greatest philosopher to have written in the English language.

Kant Troubleoffers a highly original and incisive reading of some of the lesser known aspects of Kantian thought.

Kant Troubleoffers a highly original and incisive reading of some of the lesser known aspects of Kantian thought.

Hume's Naturalism provides a clear and concise guide to the debates over whether Hume's empiricism or his 'naturalism' in the tradition of the Scottish 'Common Sense' school of philosophy gained his upper hand.

Hume's Naturalism provides a clear and concise guide to the debates over whether Hume's empiricism or his 'naturalism' in the tradition of the Scottish 'Common Sense' school of philosophy gained his upper hand.

David Hume was the most important British philosopher of the eighteenth century.

David Hume was the most important British philosopher of the eighteenth century.

Kant, Duty and Moral Worth is a fascinating and original examination of Kant's account of moral worth.

Kant, Duty and Moral Worth is a fascinating and original examination of Kant's account of moral worth.

In this bold and innovative new work, Adrian Moore poses the question of whether it is possible for ethical thinking to be grounded in pure reason.

In this bold and innovative new work, Adrian Moore poses the question of whether it is possible for ethical thinking to be grounded in pure reason.

Hume's Aesthetic Theory examines the neglected area of the development of aesthetics in empiricist thinking, exploring the link between the empiricist background of aesthetics in the eighteenth century and the work of David Hume.

Hume's Aesthetic Theory examines the neglected area of the development of aesthetics in empiricist thinking, exploring the link between the empiricist background of aesthetics in the eighteenth century and the work of David Hume.

Immanuel Kant spent many of his younger years working on what are generally considered his masterpieces: the three Critiques.

Immanuel Kant spent many of his younger years working on what are generally considered his masterpieces: the three Critiques.

First Published in 2002.

First Published in 2002.

George Berkeley is one of the most prominent philosophers of the eighteenth century.

George Berkeley is one of the most prominent philosophers of the eighteenth century.

In an enlightening dialogue with Descartes, Kant, Husserl and Gadamer, Professor Seifert argues that the original inspiration of phenomenology was nothing other than the primordial insight of philosophy itself, the foundation of philosophia perennis.

In an enlightening dialogue with Descartes, Kant, Husserl and Gadamer, Professor Seifert argues that the original inspiration of phenomenology was nothing other than the primordial insight of philosophy itself, the foundation of philosophia perennis.

Kant's Critique of Judgment is one of the most important texts in the history of modern aesthetics.

Kant's Critique of Judgment is one of the most important texts in the history of modern aesthetics.

Hume's Political Discourses (1752) won immediate acclaim and positioned him as an authoritative figure on the subject of political economy.

Receptions of Descartes is a collection of work by an international group of authors that focuses on the various ways in which Descartes was interpreted, defended and criticized in early modern Europe.

Receptions of Descartes is a collection of work by an international group of authors that focuses on the various ways in which Descartes was interpreted, defended and criticized in early modern Europe.

Covering an important theme in Humean studies, this book focuses on Hume's hugely influential attempt in book three of his Treatise of Human Nature to derive the conclusion that morality is a matter of feeling, not reason, from its link with action.

Covering an important theme in Humean studies, this book focuses on Hume's hugely influential attempt in book three of his Treatise of Human Nature to derive the conclusion that morality is a matter of feeling, not reason, from its link with action.

Material Falsity and Error in Descartes's Meditations approaches Descartes's Meditations as an intellectual journey, wherein Descartes's views develop and change as he makes new discoveries about self, God and matter.

Material Falsity and Error in Descartes's Meditations approaches Descartes's Meditations as an intellectual journey, wherein Descartes's views develop and change as he makes new discoveries about self, God and matter.

Presenting the most comprehensive and lucid account of the topic currently available, Robert Audi's "e;Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision"e; is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of reason in ethics or the nature of human action.

Presenting the most comprehensive and lucid account of the topic currently available, Robert Audi's "e;Practical Reasoning and Ethical Decision"e; is essential reading for anyone interested in the role of reason in ethics or the nature of human action.