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Descartes: Home

A Gumberg Library Research Guide

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This research guide will connect you to reference works, print books and ebooks, databases for articles, and other information sources on the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, Rene Descartes (1596-1650).

Introductory Articles

All of these resources can be accessed from off-campus, but you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on a link below.

Reference Works

Selected journals

To use e-journals off-campus, you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on a link

Find Articles

All of these resources can be accessed from off-campus, but you will need to enter your Multipass username and password when you click on a link below.

How do you find full text?

Dissertations

To access electronic resources off campus you will need to enter your Multipass information

In Our Time

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Click the link below  to hear an episode of this excellent BBC Radio 4 program on Rene Descartes.

videos?

An Introduction to Descartes' Life and Philosophy from the School of Life


 

Need Help?

If at any time you need help with using Gumberg Library resources, please contact Ted Bergfelt, Humanities Librarian, via email or by phone at 412-426-5430, 8:30 am-4:30 pm ET, Monday-Friday. If he is not available, Ask Gumberg


This research guide was created by Gabrielle Kolencik, English Department Intern, Gumberg Library, January 2019