A Discourse on the Method of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences (Oxford World's Classics)
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These two works by the French philosopher mark a watershed in European thought. Descartes provides an informal intellectual autobiography in the vernacular for a non-specialist readership, sweeps away all previous philosophical traditions, and sets out in brief his radical new philosophy, which begins with a proof of the existence of the self, next deduces from it the existence and nature of God, and ends by offering a radical new account of the physical world and of human and animal nature. Extensive addenda. 84p.
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Discourse on Method and Meditations
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Reprints the sections "Discourse on the method of rightly conducting the reason" and "Meditations on first philosophy" from the 1955 Dover edition of The philosophical works of Descartes, vol. 1 , which was a corrected reprint of the Cambridge University Press edition published in 1911. In them, Descartes considers the nature of the human mind, scientific reasoning, and theology. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Meditations on First Philosophy
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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.
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Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
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(Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy). As well as the complete text of the Meditations - taken from the much-acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of the Philosophical Writings - this book includes a thematic abridgement of the Objections and Replies. These extracts indicate the main philosophical difficulties which occurred to Descartes' contemporaries. 120p.
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Rationalists
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This volume publishes the five works, in their entirety, that present the essential statements of rationalism's three greatest figures: Descartes - Discourse on Method and Meditations; Spinoza - The Ethics; Leibniz - The Monadology and Discourse on Metaphysics.
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RENE DESCARTES - Selected Writings From: Discourse on Method, Meditations on the First Philosophy, and the Principles of Philosophy
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(The Collector's Library of Essential Thinkers). In the most famous philosophical dictum of all time ('I think, therefore I am'), Descartes uses the method of doubt - doubting whatever can be doubted - to establish the certainty of his own existence. (No doubt, the same holds true for the rest of us). By providing a secure foundation for empirical knowledge, Descartes demonstrates that this is the only knowledgte we can have of the natural world. A maximally useful introduction to Descartes' philosophy. 323p.
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The Geometry of Rene Descartes
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The great work that founded analytical geometry. Includes the original French text, Descartes' own diagrams, and the definitive Smith-Latham translation. "The greatest single step ever made in the progress of the exact sciences." ? John Stuart Mill.
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World and Other Writings
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An alternative translation and more recent edition of Descartes' important treatise on the nature of the world.
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