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  • EDITION:
    4th Edition
  • ISBN:
    0872204200
  • ISBN-13:
    9780872204201
  • eISBN:
    9781603844482
  • PUB. DATE:
    February 1999
  • PUBLISHER:
    Hackett Publishing Co.
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Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy / Edition 4 by Rene Descartes, Donald A. Cress, Donald A. (Translator) Cress, Donald A. Cress (Translator), Donald Cress (Translator)

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Discourse on Method & Meditationsby Anonymous

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This was a very interesting book. I would have to say that this book is more prone to captivate an audience composed mostly of philosophers and philosophy students. I must say that the volume was very lucid and comprehensive, it was a read that did not take longer than three days to complete. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in philosophy, interested in the realm of inquiry, interested...

review on Descarteby thebookreaderNY

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The book can be complex and contradicting but also has a lot of value in the realm of Philosophy.

A good studyby Anonymous

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Decartes meditations were not at all for shame or useless. He tries to imagine for himself if the belief in God is natural or unnatural. Besides this, he applies his theory of extenstion (by way of using a candle and wax as an example) which proves to be an interesting argument.


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Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

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  • Pub. Date: February 1999
  • Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co.
  • Sales Rank: 65,829

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Contained here are two of the most important philosophy works ever written, Descartes' "Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason and Seeking for Truth in the Sciences" and "Meditations on First Philosophy." Descartes, who is considered to be one of the founding fathers of modern philosophy, lays forth the basics of his philosophy and expounds upon such monumental issues as the nature of knowledge and existence itself in these two important and pivotal works.

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Contains English translations of Descartes' 1637 treatise and a subsequent development of the ideas contained in it, , first published in 1641. Includes a selected bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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