Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy: An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide (Edinburgh Philosophical Guides) - Softcover

Kurt Brandhorst

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748634800 ISBN 13: 9780748634804

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Descartes' Meditations is one of the first texts that a philosophy student will study, and one that many come back to time and again. Rather than simply telling the reader what to think, Meditations invites us to take a philosophical journey. This book prepares readers for that journey, helping them to engage with each of the meditations and suggesting ways through the more difficult passages. This guide also offers students a fresh approach by bringing to life the path of self-discovery encapsulated in the work, while maintaining the emphasis on metaphysics. By focusing on what the text itself has to say, rather than what has been said about it by others, it will help readers at all levels to discover - or rediscover - why Descartes' Meditations is one of the cornerstones of philosophy.

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Review:

Strikingly fresh and unfailingly astute, Brandhorst's guidebook reconnects us with a crucial but often neglected dimension of Descartes' classic text - the way in which it structures a path to individual philosophical self-discovery. The result is a distinctive and valuable resource for students and teachers of the Meditations, one that deserves to be widely read. --Professor Michael Wheeler, University of Stirling

About the Author:

Kurt Brandhorst is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Valparaiso University

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0748634800
• ISBN 13: 9780748634804
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224