How Long to Read Descartes: An Intellectual Biography

How Long Does it Take to Read Descartes: An Intellectual Biography?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 40 minutes to read Descartes: An Intellectual Biography by Stephen Gaukroger

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Descartes is one of the greatest of all thinkers. Modern philosophy is generally taken to begin with him. His unique contribution to Western thought covers not only philosophy but also science and mathematics; his studies in mechanics and optics have provided modern science with tools still used and work still built on today. This is the first intellectual biography of Descartes in English. Stephen Gaukroger traces his intellectual development from childhood, establishes the connections between his intellectual and personal life, and placing these in the context of the cultural environment of the time, offers a fundamental reassessment of all aspects of his life and work. It is usually assumed that there is a little development in Descartes' thought, but this biography shows evidence of very significant changes of view and a general shift in his concern away from natural philosophy following the condemnation of Galileo by the Church in 1633. Starting with a full account of Descartes' early scientific work, Dr Gaukroger shows how it informed and influenced his later philosophical studies. On this new view, Descartes' philosophical work was meant not a self-contained exercise in epistemology and scepticism, but rather as a defence of his physical doctrines against a hostile Church. This book allows for the first time a full understanding of Descartes' ideas in the context of his life and times. It will be welcomed by all readers interested in the origins of modern thought.

How long is Descartes: An Intellectual Biography?

Descartes: An Intellectual Biography by Stephen Gaukroger is 520 pages long, and a total of 130,000 words.

This makes it 175% the length of the average book. It also has 159% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Descartes: An Intellectual Biography Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 50 minutes to read Descartes: An Intellectual Biography aloud.

What Reading Level is Descartes: An Intellectual Biography?

Descartes: An Intellectual Biography is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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