| Discourse on Method and Meditations Contributor(s): Descartes, René (Author), Haldane, Elizabeth S. (Translator), Ross, G. R. T. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0486432521 ISBN-13: 9780486432526 Publisher: Dover Publications
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2003 Annotation: 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. Click for more in this series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Meditations - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Methodology |
| Dewey: 194 |
| LCCN: 2003060054 |
| Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" L (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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| Publisher Description: 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, Ren 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. |
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