{"product_id":"the-secret-codes-of-the-mind-from-medieval-philosophy-to-the-enlightenment-part-two-paperback","title":"THE SECRET CODES OF THE MIND: FROM MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT, PART TWO (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when reason turns away from inherited systems—and demands a new foundation for knowledge?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, philosophers pressed a new set of questions to the limit: what can the mind know with certainty, what comes from experience, and what kind of political and moral order follows from human nature? \u003ci\u003eFrom Medieval Philosophy to the Enlightenment, Volume IV, Part Two\u003c\/i\u003e traces these arguments through four decisive currents of early modern thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLecture 23. René Descartes: From Doubt to Truth, a Lifelong Journey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescartes begins by doubting everything that can be doubted. The \u003ci\u003ecogito\u003c\/i\u003e, clear and distinct ideas, the existence of God, and the division between mind and body become elements in an attempt to rebuild knowledge from a secure foundation. Can the thinking self establish the reality of a world beyond thought?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLecture 24. Empiricism: From Experiment to Experience (Bacon, Hobbes, and Locke).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBacon exposes the “idols” that distort judgment and redirects inquiry toward observation and experiment. Hobbes builds a materialist account of human nature, conflict, sovereignty, and the social contract. Locke grounds knowledge in experience and connects personal identity, natural rights, property, and government to the freedom and responsibility of the individual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLecture 25. Rationalism: The Mathematics of the Mind and the Faith of the Heart (Leibniz and Blaise Pascal).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeibniz seeks the rational order of creation through monads, sufficient reason, pre-established harmony, and the problem of evil. Pascal confronts the fragility of human beings, the limits of demonstration, the claims of faith, and the necessity of decision under uncertainty. Leibniz extends rational explanation to creation itself; Pascal shows why questions of faith cannot be settled by proof alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLecture 26. David Hume and Adam Smith: Skepticism and the Nature of Human Knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHume submits causation, induction, the self, religion, and morality to skeptical analysis. Habit and sentiment acquire a central place in judgment. Smith extends the inquiry through sympathy and the impartial spectator, then turns toward labor, exchange, markets, and the moral conditions of social life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan certainty survive radical doubt? Does experience set the limits of knowledge? Can political authority be derived from human nature? Do morality and social order arise from reason, sentiment, interest, or sympathy?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilt for active study\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscussion, analytical, and comparative questions for classroom debate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssay and research assignments for independent inquiry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuggested readings: primary sources and essential scholarship\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe instructor teaching early modern philosophy, epistemology, political philosophy, or the history of philosophy—and looking for an \u003cb\u003eearly modern philosophy textbook\u003c\/b\u003e students will argue with rather than skim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe student who wants the arguments themselves, not a summary of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe independent reader seeking a serious, unhurried guide to the philosophical struggles that shaped the modern mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECOND REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION.\u003c\/b\u003e Volume IV of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Codes of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is published in three separate parts—medieval philosophy, the modern era, and the Enlightenment—which together form a single conceptual volume. \u003cb\u003ePart Two contains Module VI: Philosophy of the Modern Era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKudin \u0026amp; Sons Academic Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugust 19, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e503 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e197132552X\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1971325521\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLCCN : \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e2026914137\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.37 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 x 1.14 x 10 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kudin \u0026 Sons Academic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49627897921751,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/7231\/5095\/files\/COVER-4-PART-2.jpg?v=1787470061","url":"https:\/\/store.kudin.com\/products\/the-secret-codes-of-the-mind-from-medieval-philosophy-to-the-enlightenment-part-two-paperback","provider":"Philosophy \u0026 Style Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}