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by: Laurence J. Lafleur
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 100
EAN: 9780023672606
ISBN: 0023672609
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: January 11, 1960
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Sales Rank: 52986
Studio: Prentice Hall
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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.
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Rating:  - I think, therefore I read...
Rene Descartes is often considered the founding father of modern philosophy. A true Renaissance man, he studied Scholastic philosophy and physics as a student, spent time as a volunteer soldier and traveler throughout Europe, studied mathematics, appreciated the arts, and became a noted correspondent with royals and intellectual figures throughout the continent. He died in Sweden while on assignment as tutor to the Queen, Christiana.
Descartes 'Discourse on Method' is a fascinating ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Philosophy in a Not-So-Great Edition
There is no question that this book contains great philosophy, but I have some misgivings about the translation here. It's not just that the translation of the Meditations often seems somewhat misleading in the details that are likely to concern serious readers of this work, but that Lafleur's decision to translate various editions of the Meditations and to run them together wasn't a very wise one. Not only does it make the book somewhat harder to read than it should be, but it's questionable whether ... Read More
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