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Demons, Dreamers, and Madmen: The Defense of Reason in Descartes's
Demons Dreamers and Madmen The Defense of Reason in Descartes's Meditations
Author: Harry G. Frankfurt
In this classic work, best-selling author Harry Frankfurt provides a compelling analysis of the question that not only lies at the heart of Descartes's Meditations, but also constitutes the central preoccupation of modern philosophy: on what basis can reason claim to provide any justification for the truth of our beliefs? Demons, Dream...  more » provides an ingenious account of Descartes's defense of reason against his own famously skeptical doubts that he might be a madman, dreaming, or, worse yet, deceived by an evil demon into believing falsely.Frankfurt's masterful and imaginative reading of Descartes's seminal work not only stands the test of time; one imagines Descartes himself nodding in agreement.
ISBN-13: 9780691134154
ISBN-10: 0691134154
Publication Date: 10/22/2007
Pages: 282
Edition: 1st Princeton Ed
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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