University of Toronto Press Insight and Inference: Descartes's Philosophy - U of T Press

Explore a new perspective on the Father of Modern Philosophy with Insight and Inference: Descartes's Founding Principle and Modern Philosophy. In this work from the Toronto Studies in Philosophy series, Murray Miles provides a major re-examination of the famous cogito, ergo sum. By viewing Descartes through both historical and systematic lenses, this book offers original analyses and re-interpretations of his most important texts. Miles presents a fresh account of the metaphysical project and the theory of the mind, moving beyond the standard interpretations often found in textbooks. Readers will gain a better understanding of Descartes's radical reversal of the order of knowing. This study examines the subjectivism that places knowledge of the mind at the center of philosophical inquiry. It is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in the history of Western philosophy and the foundations of modern thought.