the period whose beliefs changed thecourse of western thought. Assembles the key texts from the most significant andinfluential philosophers of the early modern era to provide athorough introduction to the period.Features the writings of the major philosophical, scientific,and political thinkers of the time, including Descartes, Hobbes,Leibniz and Spinoza.Focuses on the development and growth of Rationalism whichstressed reason, logic, and experimentation in the pursuit oftruth.Readings are accompanied by expert commentary from the editors,who are leading scholars in the field.

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