{"product_id":"9781474279482","title":"Glimpse of Light New Meditations on First Philosophy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGlimpse of Light\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNew Meditations on First Philosophy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen Mumford\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Metaphysics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ePhilosopher 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePride, a whale, love and lust, the Huldra, God and a chain of causes all interrupt Benedict's solitude. Could they prove his salvation? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStephen Mumford\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Philosophy and  Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Nottingham  UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics: A Very Short Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eCausation: A Very Short Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(2013)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 June 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474279482\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332422566028,"sku":"9781474279482","price":19.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_880b98d0-1680-45d7-8c30-11e6e4cf39c0.jpg?v=1783603259","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781474279482","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}