Descartes by A C Grayling PAPERBACK 9781416522638

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Descartes\nby A C Grayling\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: A C Grayling\nTitle: Descartes\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Biography: general\nPublisher: Simon & Schuster\nPublication year: 2006\nISBN-13: 9781416522638\nISBN-10: 1416522638\nRRP: \u00A314.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nScientist, mathematician, traveller, soldier -- and spy -- Ren\u00E9 Descartes has been called the ''father of modern philosophy''. Born in 1596 into an era still dominated by the medieval mindset, he was one of the chief actors in the riveting drama that ushered in the modern world. His life coincided with an extraordinarily significant time in history -- the first half of the miraculous.