First published in 1641, Meditations on First Philosophy is a philosophical treatise by Ren Descartes, in which are demonstrated the existence of God and the distinction between the human soul and the body. Ren Descartes (1596 - 1650) was a French…
Meditations on First Philosophy Ren Descartes (1596 - 1650), Translated by John Veitch (1829 - 1894) After several years working on a treatise putting forth his mechanistic philosophy and physics, Descartes shelved the project when his contemporary…
I again undertake to treat of God and the human soul, and at the same time to discuss the principles of the entire First Philosophy, without, however, expecting any commendation from the crowd for my endeavors, or a wide circle of readers. On the co…
Meditations on First Philosophy is a philosophical treatise by Ren Descartes.
Ren Descartes (1596-1650) is not only one of the men who belongs in the pantheon of the West's greatest thinkers: he influenced everyone else who belongs there too. Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician and writer who spent most of his l…
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (French: Discours de la M thode Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la v rit dans les sciences) is a philosophical and autobiographical treatise pu…
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Discourse on Method is an autobiographical and philosophical work written by Rene Descartes in the early 17th century. It is probably most famous for the quote 'I think, therefore I am'. Descartes addresses the problem of skepticism, and modifies th…
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Selections from the Principles of Philosophy of Rene Descartes. Principles of Philosophy is a book by Ren Descartes. In essence it is a synthesis of the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. It was written in Latin, published in 1…
One of the most influential books ever written, Descartes' Discourse on the Method delves into some of the most basic and profound philosophical problems facing humanity. Follow this great mind through the logical processes that ultimately led him t…
Plagued with doubt and uncertainty in sensory knowledge, Descartes is struck with the idea that everything he knows is false. He considers the possibility that he has been deceived by an 'evil demon' and is left with nothing to lean on, until he arr…
If this Discourse appear too long to be read at once, it may be divided into six Parts: and, in the first, will be found various considerations touching the Sciences; in the second, the principal rules of the Method which the Author has discovered,…
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Meditations on First Philosophy In which the Existence of God and the Immortality of the Soul are Demonstrated Rene Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy is a philosophical treatise by Ren Descartes first published in 1641. The book is made up o…
