Considered A Foundational Text In Modern Philosophy, The Meditations On First Philosophy Presents Numerous Powerful Arguments That To This Day Influence Debates In Epistemology, The Philosophy Of Mind, And The Philosophy Of Religion. This New Translation Incorporates Revisions From The Second Latin Edition (1642) And The Later French Translation (1647) To Make Descartes' Reasoning As Lucid And Engaging As Possible. Also Included In This Edition Is A Brief Introduction To Descartes And The Meditations, Revised And Expanded From Andrew Bailey's Acclaimed Anthology, First Philosophy. The Introduction Helps The Reader To Understand The Context And Purpose Of Descartes' Project Without Over-explaining His Arguments.--publisher Description. Synopsis Of The Six Following Meditations -- First Meditation : Concerning Those Things Which Can Be Called Into Doubt -- Second Meditation : Concerning The Nature Of The Human Mind And The Fact That It Is Easier To Know Than The Body -- Third Meditation : Concerning God And The Fact That He Exists -- Fourth Meditation : Concerning Truth And Falsity -- Fifth Meditation : Concerning The Essence Of Material Things, And, Once Again, Concerning The Fact That God Exists -- Sixth Meditation : Concerning The Existence Of Material Things And The Real Distinction Between Mind And Body. René Descartes ; Edited And Introduced By Andrew Bailey ; Translated By Ian Johnston. Translation Of: Meditationes De Prima Philosophia. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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Publisher : Broadview Press
Author : Descartes, René
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2013-05-02
Number Of Pages : 95
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 155481152X
ISBN-13 : 9781554811526
Item weight : 0.3 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.4 in x 8.3 in
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