Descartes, Rene

Discourse on Method and the Meditations (Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780140442069
author:: Descartes, Rene
format:: Mass Market Paperback
publisher:: Penguin
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1998
Pages:: 188
Genre:: Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present
Condition:: New
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Rene Descartes' Discourse on Method and the Meditations is a foundational work of modern philosophy that explores the nature of knowledge and certainty. In this influential text, Descartes outlines his hypothetical method, which characterizes modern science, and discusses the disparity between our perceptions and the realities that cause them.

Written by a central figure of the scientific revolution, this book draws on Descartes' own work in geometry, optics, astronomy, and physiology to develop his ideas on the limits of human knowledge. The result is a work that has had a profound impact on the development of modern philosophy, and continues to be studied and debated by scholars today.

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