Classical Modern Philosophers: Descartes to Kant

by Richard Schacht

Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant: these are the seven philosophers who stand out from the rest in what is known as the `modern' period in philosophy. Their thought defines the mainstream of classical or early modern philosophy, largely responsible for shaping philosophy as we now know it.
In a clear and lively style, Richard Schacht has written a thorough introduction to the work of these seven founding fathers of modern philosophy. The bibliography has been updated for this revised edition to take account of the recent explosion of writings on modern philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy

288 pages, Paperback

First published February 9, 1984

Reviews

[Ahmed Ibrahim · Rating 4 out of 5]

في الطبعة المترجمة إلى العربية تم وضع خمسة فلاسفة فقط وليسوا سبعة كما في الكتاب الأصلي، هذا الكتاب يضم: ديكارت، لايبنتز، اسبينوزا، لوك، باركلي. ولم يتم ترجمة هيوم وكانط.

ليس الكتاب عرض سريع لأفكار الفلاسفة الخمسة، بل تحليل وافي وشامل لجوانب فلسفتهم.
القرن الثامن عشر وسيطرة الميتافيزيقا على الفلسفة بشكل كبير، يُعد الكتاب من أهم وأدسم ما يمكن أن تقرأ عن هذه الحقبة الفلسفية.

[Marlowe Brennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book for an essentially academic text. Schact's analysis of the septet of Classic Modern philosophers follows a template of exploring each author's program, followed by an examination of knowledge of essential matters regarding the self, the mind, our experiences and the notion of God. While the work is limited in scope to most significantly address theories of knowledge it is a truly useful secondary source to see the evolution of philosophical thought through epoch.