Discourse on Method and Medita

Descartes, René

ISBN 10: 0486432521 / ISBN 13: 9780486432526

Published by Dover Publications, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Discourse on Method and Medita

Publisher: Dover Publications

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

Two works from the father of modern philosophy. In Discourse on Method, he formulated a scientific approach comprising four principles, including to accept only what reason recognizes as "clear and distinct." In Meditations, he explores the mind/body distinction, the nature of truth and error, the existence of God, and the essence of material things.

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.