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A Discourse on the Method: Of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences
A Discourse on the Method: Of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences

A Discourse on the Method: Of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences

Author: 
Rene Descartes; Ian Maclean
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I concluded that I was a substance whose whole essence or nature resides only in thinking, and which, in order to exist, has no need of place and is not dependent on any material thing.' Descartes's A Discourse on the Method of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences marks a watershed in European thought; in it, the author provides an informal intellectual autobiography in the vernacular for a non-specialist readership, sweeps away all previous philosophical traditions, and sets out in brief his radical new philosophy, which begins with a proof of the existence of the self (the famous 'cogito ergo sum'), next deduces from it the existence and nature of God, and ends by offering a radical new account of the physical world and of human and animal nature. This new translation is accompanied by a substantial introductory essay which draws on Descartes's correspondence to examine his motivation and the impact of his great work on his contemporaries. Detailed notes explain his philosophical terminology and ideas. *ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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INTRODUCTION:
A PHILOSOPHER'S LIFE
THE GENESIS OF THE DISCOURSE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
GALILEO, MERSENNE, AND THE CHURCH: AUTHORITY AND TRUTH
THE PUBLICATION OF THE DISCOURSE
THE DISCOURSE
DESCARTES AS A WRITER
ENVOI: THE CARTESIAN PHILOSOPHICAL EDIFICE

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Translated by Ian Maclean, Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Oxford

Product details

ISBN : 9780199540075

Author: 
Rene Descartes; Ian Maclean
Pages
160 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
128 x 196 mm
Pub date
Apr 2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
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A Discourse on the Method: Of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences

A Discourse on the Method: Of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences

A Discourse on the Method: Of Correctly Conducting One's Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences