Discourse on Method and Meditations (Dover Philosophical Classics)
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- Synopsis
- Is it possible to be certain of anything? If so, how? The father of modern philosophy and the founder of rational method in philosophical thought, René Descartes (1596-1650) sought the answers to these questions and in doing so, addressed the most important of methods of thinking and understanding truth. In Discourse on Method, he applies a scientific approach to philosophy that comprises four principles: to accept only what reason recognizes as "clear and distinct"; to analyze complex ideas by dividing them into smaller elements; to reconstruct the ideas; and to make accurate and complete enumerations of the data. His Meditations proceed according to this method, exploring the mind/body distinction, the nature of truth and error, the existence of God, and the essence of material things.
- Copyright:
- 2003
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 128 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780486115443
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780486432526
- Publisher:
- Dover Publications
- Date of Addition:
- 05/01/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Dover Publications, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Elizabeth S. Haldane
- Translator:
- G. R. T. Ross
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