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5、nDataCottingham,John,1943-ADescartesdictionaryIJohnCottingham.p.em.--(TheBlackwellphilosopherdictionaries)Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN0-631-17683-7(acid-freepaper):￡37.50.--ISBN0-631-18538-0(pbk.:acid-freepaper):￡14.95l.Descartes,Rene,1596-1650--Dictionaries,indexes,etc.I.Title.
6、II.Series.B183l.C671993194--dc2092-39483CIPTypesetinBaskerville10/11ptbyAcornBookwork,Salisbury,WiltsPrintedinGreatBritainbyT.J.Press(Padstow)Ltd,Padstow,CornwallThisbookisprintedonacid-freepaperContentsPrefaceVllNoteontheuseofthisbookAbbreviations3Introduction:Descartes'LifeandWorks5DICTIONARYEN
7、TRIESA-Z11Bibliography170Index175PrefaceIshouldliketorecordmygratefulthankstoEnriqueChavez-ArvizoforinvaluableeditorialassistanceinthefinalstageofcompilingthisDictionary.J.C.UniversityofReading,EnglandJune1992Noteonthe
