Selections From The Principles of Philosophy - Softcover

Descartes, Rene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1615340327 ISBN 13: 9781615340323

Publisher: Ezreads Publications, LLC, 2009

Synopsis

This volume contains selections from the Principles of Philosophy of Rene Descartes. This volume was translated by John Veitch, LL.D., late Professor of Logic and Rhetoric in the University of Glasgow. This volume contains a letter of the author to the French translator of the Principles of Philosophy serving for a Preface and a letter to the most serene princess, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Frederick, King of Bohemia, Count Palatine, and Elector of the Sacred Roman Empire.

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About the Author

Ren? Descartes, known as the Father of Modern Philosophy and inventor of Cartesian coordinates, was a seventeenth century French philosopher, mathematician, and writer. Descartes made significant contributions to the fields of philosophy and mathematics, and was a proponent of rationalism, believing strongly in fact and deductive reasoning. Working in both French and Latin, he wrote many mathematical and philosophical works including The World, Discourse on a Method, Meditations on First Philosophy, and Passions of the Soul. He is perhaps best known for originating the statement I think, therefore I am.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ezreads Publications, LLC
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615340327
• ISBN 13: 9781615340323
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108