Rene Descartes(1569-1650),the 'father' of modern philosophy,is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history:his genius lies at the core of our contemporary intellectual identity.Breaking with the conventions of his own time and suffering persecution by the Church as a consequence,Descartes in his writings-most of which are philosophical classics-attempted to answer the central questions surrounding the self,God,free-will and knowledge,using the science of thought as opposed to received wisdom based on the tenets of faith.This edition,the most comprehensive one-volume selection of Descartes' works available in English,includes his great essay,Discourse on Method.
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INTRODUCTION:
Descartes' life and the Evolution of his Philosophy
RULES FOIL THE DIRECTION OF THE MIND(Extracts)
RULE ONE
RULE TWO
RULE THREE
RULE FOUR
RULE FIVE
RULE SIX
RULE SEVEN
RULE EIGHT
RULE NINE
RULE TEN
RULE ELEVEN
RULE TWELVE
RULE THIRTEEN
RULE FOURTEEN
DISCOURSE ON THE METHOD
PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
PART FOUR
PART FIVE
PART SIX
MEDITATIONS ON FIRST PHILOSOPHY
Dedicatory Letter to the Sorbonne
Preface to the Reader
Synopsis of the Six Following Meditations
FIRST MEDITATION:Of the things as to which we may doubt
SECOND MEDITATION:Of the nature of the human mind
THIRD MEDITATION:Of God's existence
FOURTH MEDITATION:Of the true and the false
FIFTH MEDITATION:Of the essence of material things
SIXTH MEDITATION:Of the existence of material things,etc.
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