{"product_id":"glimpse-of-light-new-meditations-on-first-philosophy-9781474279529","title":"Glimpse of Light: New Meditations on First Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen Mumford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Metaphysics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePride, a whale, love and lust, the Huldra, God and a chain of causes all interrupt Benedict's solitude. Could they prove his salvation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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?","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083957231767,"sku":"9781474279529","price":7061.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781474279529.webp?v=1767098740","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/glimpse-of-light-new-meditations-on-first-philosophy-9781474279529","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}