| Descartes & Poinsot: The Crossroad of Signs and Ideas Contributor(s): Deely, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589661745 ISBN-13: 9781589661745 Publisher: University of Scranton Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2008 Annotation: Rene Descartes (1596-1650) and John Poinsot (1589-1644) were contemporaries who stood, unbeknownst to them, at a crossroads in the history of philosophy. While Poinsot's work on semiotics became unfashionable after his death, Descartes' theory of ideas carried modern philosophy down a different path that proved to be a dead end. In "Descartes & Poinsot," John Deely contends that semiotics can lead us beyond the rationalist trap of modernity. This innovative volume reveals that Poinsot's forgotten philosophies provide the missing link between the ancients and the postmodern. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 121 |
| LCCN: 2008038368 |
| Series: Postmodernity in Philosophy: A Poinsot Trilogy |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ren Descartes (1596-1650) and John Poinsot (1589-1644) were contemporaries who stood, unbeknownst to them, at a crossroads in the history of philosophy. While Poinsot's work on semiotics became unfashionable after his death, Descartes' theory of ideas carried modern philosophy down a different path that proved to be a dead end. In Descartes & Poinsot, John Deely contends that semiotics can lead us beyond the rationalist trap of modernity. This innovative volume reveals that Poinsot's forgotten philosophies provide the missing link between the ancients and the postmodern. |