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Meditations First Philosophy

By Rene Descartes , Michael Moriarty

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2008
ISBN
9780192806963, 0192806963
LCC
B1853.E5 M67 2008
Open Library ID
OL10127591M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2590995 bytes)
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Pages
305\305
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

Here is a brilliant new translation of Descartes's Meditations, one of the most influential books in the history of Western philosophy, including the full texts of the Third and Fourth Objections and Replies, and a selection from the other exchanges. Discovering his own existence as a thinking entity in the very exercise of doubt--in the famous formulation cogito, ergo sum--Descartes goes on to develop new conceptions of body and mind, capable of serving as foundations for a new science of nature. Subsequent philosophy has grappled with Descartes's ideas, but his arguments set the agenda for many of the greatest philosophical thinkers, and their fascination endures. This new translation pays particular attention to Descartes's terminology and style, with its elaborate but beautifully lucid syntax, careful balancing, and rhetorical signposting. The wide-ranging introduction places the work in the intellectual context of the time and discusses the nature of the work, its structure, key issues, and its influence on later thinkers. The book also includes notes, an up-to-date bibliography, a chronology, and an index.

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