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■しかくKOIZUMI Yoshiyuki October 20, 1996 Descartes: Protreptikos,Kodansha Gendai Shinsho No.1325,213p. ISBN:4-06-149325-6 735 [amazon] / [kinokuniya] ※(注記) b
→ KOIZUMI Yoshiyuki April 10, 2014 Philosophy of Descartes,Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko No.2231,224p. ISBN:4062922312 ISBN13:978-4062922319 820円+tax [amazon] / [kinokuniya]

■しかくContents

(From the Website of Kodansha)
The philosopher of "I think, therefore I am" mentioned "the royal road of philosophy," which also affects challenges of the modern society.
In this book the author describes charm of philosophy of Descartes based on his keen insights.

Speaking of Descartes, "I think, therefore I am." He is often said to be the founder of the modern Western philosophy. Anyway we should question everything. Even if what is more than probable I might be assumed so by the evil god. There is a thing that cannot be doubted even by this complete doubt (i.e., methodic doubt). That is, I who think so now exist. In rough translation, this is "I think, therefore I am" and this is surely a starting point of the modern philosophy.

However, charm of philosophy of Descartes is not such textbook knowledge.
The author precipitates the meaning of thoughts of Descartes by reading Meditationes de prima philosophia carefully. By doing so the figure of the solitary philosopher who gets free of the material morals and seeks summum bonum appears.

Relevant challenges including wars, religions and illnesses, automatically overlap with thoughts of philosophy of Descartes. Such bright development can be said to the best fruit of philisophy.

■しかくTable of Contents

Introductory Chapter Throwing away Thoughts
Chapter 1 Separation of Morals: Mental Life and Material Life
Chapter 2 Doubts: Dropout from Material Life
Chapter 3 Solipsism of the Dying
Chapter 4 God of Philosophers
Chapter 5 Summum Bonum and Bonum Commune: Possibilities of Religions
Chapter 6 Existence of the Wise: Living a Good Life
Final Chapter Immortality of Souls and My Death