Download or read book Descartes' Philosophical Revolution: A Reassessment written by H. Ben-Yami and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben-Yami shows how the technology of Descartes' time shapes his conception of life, soul and mind–body dualism; how Descartes' analytic geometry helps him develop his revolutionary conception of representation without resemblance; and how these ideas combine to shape his new and influential theory of perception.