Meditations on First Philosophy - Softcover

Descartes, Rene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1627301046 ISBN 13: 9781627301046

Publisher: Stonewell Press, 2014

Synopsis

Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, In Which the Existence of God and the Distinction Between Mind and Body Are Demonstrated, is one of the foundational works in philosophy. In fact, he is widely regarded as the Father of Modern Philosophy; with this work and others, he influenced much of what followed in Western thought. This edition contains the time-honored translation by Elizabeth S. Haldane.

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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: Stonewell Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1627301046
• ISBN 13: 9781627301046
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112