{"product_id":"the-matter-of-mind-1","title":"The Matter of Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat influence did René Descartes' concept of mind-body dualism have on early modern conceptions of the self? In \u003cem\u003eThe Matter of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher Braider challenges the presumed centrality of Descartes' groundbreaking theory to seventeenth-century French culture. He details the broad opposition to rational self-government among Descartes' contemporaries, and attributes conventional links between Descartes and the myth of the ‘modern subject’ to post-structuralist assessments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Matter of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e presents studies drawn from a range of disciplines and examines the paintings of Nicolas Poussin, the drama of Pierre Corneille, and the theology of Blaise Pascal. Braider argues that if early modern thought converged on a single model, then it was the experimental picture based on everyday experience proposed by Descartes' sceptical adversary, Michel de Montaigne. Forceful and provocative, \u003cem\u003eThe Matter of Mind \u003c\/em\u003ewill encourage lively debate on the norms and discourses of seventeenth-century philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"By Christopher Braider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53617698865532,"sku":"9781442696204","price":66.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442696204.jpg?v=1731031072","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-matter-of-mind-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}