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by John Cottingham (Foreword), Bernard Williams (Author) "René Descartes was born on 31 March 1596 in a small town near Tours, now called la-Haye-Descartes, where the house of his birth can still..." (more)
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'Excellent.' - The Times Educational Supplement

'His biographical digest is as succinct as his philosophical analysis is thorough' - The Sunday Times

'Bernard Williams is arguably the greatest philosopher of his era.' - The Guardian

'One of the most brilliant figures of his generation.' - Glasgow Herald

'His biographical digest is as succinct as his philosophical analysis is thorough.' - The Sunday Times

'Bernard Williams is arguably the greatest philosopher of his era.' - The Guardian

'Descartes - The Project of Pure Enquiry, first published in 1978 and repackaged here with a foreword by the Cartesian scholar John Cottingham, is a good deal more than just a survey of one of the landmarks in the history of philosophy. It is itself a work of substantive philosophical analysis and a reminder of just what British philosophy lost when Williams died in 2003.' - New Humanist

'[Bernard Williams] brought philosophical reflection to an opulent array of subjects, with more imagination and with greater cultural and historical understanding than anyone else of his time' Thomas Nagel, London Review of Books

'Bernard Williams has a greater force of thought, deployed over a wider horizon, than anyone else I have ever listened to.' John Dunn - The Times Higher Education Supplement



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This classic and challenging introduction to Descartes by one of the most distinguished modern philosophers, not only analyses Descartes' project of founding knowledge on certainty, but uncovers the philosophical motives for his search.

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There is no doubt that for anybody studying Descartes' Meditations, Bernard Williams' book is essential reading. Most topics are covered in great depth and the book's particular strength is describing the possible interpretations of Descartes' work. Cottingham's book of the same title seems to miss some important points when considered alongside the Williams work.

However, whilst one cannot doubt Williams' great intellect, he often has difficulty in presenting his thoughts in a clear structure. One can't help but feel that many chapters suffer from essentially being intellectual rambling. Furthermore, Williams sometimes goes to great lengths to defend Descartes, at the cost of not considering some objections appropriately.

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