Meditations and Other Metaphysical WritingsOf all the works of the man claimed by many as the father of modern philosophy, the MEDITATIONS, first published in 1641, must surely be Rene Descartes' masterpiece. This volume consists of not only a new translation of the original Latin text and the expanded objections and replies, but also includes selected correspondence and other metaphysical writings from the period 1641-49. |
Contents
to focus on the two most famous Cartesian texts | |
FURTHER READING | |
Preface to the Reader | |
Objections and Replies Selections | |
The Principles of Philosophy | |
Selections 16439 | |
Comments on a Certain Manifesto | |
NOTES | |
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