Meditations, Objections, and Replies (Hackett Classics)

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This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes' replies, in their entirety. The letter serving as a reply to Gassendi--in which several of Descartes' associates present Gassendi's best arguments and Descartes' replies--conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously extended exchange. Roger Ariew's illuminating Introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual environment surrounding its reception. Cover Title Page Copyright CONTENTS Introduction The Meditations and the Objections and Replies Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Chronology of Descartes’ Life and Works Chronology of Descartes' Life and Works Meditations on First Philosophy Letter of Dedication Preface to the Reader Synopsis of the Following Six Meditations Meditation One Meditation Two Meditation Three Meditation Four Meditation Five Meditation Six Objections by Some Learned Men to the Preceding Meditations, with Replies by the Author First Set of Objections Reply by the Author to the First Set of Objections Second Set of Objections Reply to the Second Set of Objections Third Set of Objections, by a famous English philosopher, with the Author’s Replies Fourth Set of Objections: A Letter to the Distinguished Gentleman Reply to the Fourth Set of Objections Announcement by the Author Regarding the Fifth Set of Objections Letter from Descartes to Clerselier Sixth Set of Objections Reply to the Sixth Set of Objections Index