Glimpse of Light : New Meditations on First Philosophy, 1st Edition – FULL INSTANT DOWNLOAD | PDF DOCX EPUB

Name: Glimpse of Light : New Meditations on First Philosophy
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN-13: 9781474279482
ISBN-10: 1474279481
Addition ISBN: 9781474279529, 9781474279512, 147427949X, 9781474279499
Author(s): Stephen Mumford, Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, Copyright: 2017
I firmly believed there was a world outside of our own minds . . . But all around me were challenges. . . . How could we be so sure there were such things existing apart from us? Philosopher Benedict Chilwell faces a crisis of confidence and hopes to resolve it in a self-imposed exile, far away in the north of Norway. From his cabin, he begins his meditations, pondering the mysteries of philosophy in the dark Arctic winter. Pride, a whale, love and lust, the Huldra, God and a chain of causes all interrupt Benedict’s solitude. Could they prove his salvation? In six days approaching the return of the light, Benedict discovers a basis for certainty and tries his best to convince his hosts. Through doubts, questions and reasoning, Chilwell inadvertently follows in Descartes’ footsteps. Will he be killed by the cold too; or will the warmth of Plato’s sun save him in time?