How Long to Read Descartes's Changing Mind

How Long Does it Take to Read Descartes's Changing Mind?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read Descartes's Changing Mind by Peter Machamer

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

Description

Descartes's works are often treated as a unified, unchanging whole. But in Descartes's Changing Mind, Peter Machamer and J. E. McGuire argue that the philosopher's views, particularly in natural philosophy, actually change radically between his early and later works--and that any interpretation of Descartes must take account of these changes. The first comprehensive study of the most significant of these shifts, this book also provides a new picture of the development of Cartesian science, epistemology, and metaphysics. No changes in Descartes's thought are more significant than those that occur between the major works The World (1633) and Principles of Philosophy (1644). Often seen as two versions of the same natural philosophy, these works are in fact profoundly different, containing distinct conceptions of causality and epistemology. Machamer and McGuire trace the implications of these changes and others that follow from them, including Descartes's rejection of the method of abstraction as a means of acquiring knowledge, his insistence on the infinitude of God's power, and his claim that human knowledge is limited to that which enables us to grasp the workings of the world and develop scientific theories.

How long is Descartes's Changing Mind?

Descartes's Changing Mind by Peter Machamer is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Descartes's Changing Mind Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read Descartes's Changing Mind aloud.

What Reading Level is Descartes's Changing Mind?

Descartes's Changing Mind is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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