Rene Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty. Drawing on his own work in geometry, optics, astronomy and physiology, Descartes developed the hypothetical method that characterizes modern science, and this soon came to replace the traditional techniques derived from Aristotle. Many of Descartes' most radical ideas such as the disparity between our perceptions and the realities that cause them have been highly influential in the development of modern philosophy.

Discourse on Method And The Meditations.

Politics & Social Sciences

René Descartes

Philosophy

Penguin Books Limited

Discourse on the Method: And, Meditations on First Philosophy

Yale University Press

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.

Discourse on Method and Meditations

Bobbs-Merrill Educational Publishing

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

A revised translation of "Meditations" (from the corrected Latin edition), and corrections to "Discourse on Method", this text aims to get closer to Descartes' original work, while maintaining the clear and accessible style of the teaching edition.

Science & Math

History & Philosophy

Hackett Publishing Company

A revised translation of "Meditations" (from the corrected Latin edition), and corrections to "Discourse on Method", this text aims to get closer to Descartes' original work, while maintaining the clear and accessible style of the teaching edition.

Hackett Pub Co Inc

This edition contains Donald Cress's completely revised translation of the Meditations (from the corrected Latin edition) and recent corrections to Discourse on Method, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining the clear and accessible style of a classic teaching edition.

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, 4th Ed.

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Discourse on Method And The Meditations.

Discourse on the Method: And, Meditations on First Philosophy

Discourse on Method and Meditations

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, 4th Ed.