Meditations, Objections, and Replies (Hackett Classics) - Softcover

Descartes, René

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872207986 ISBN 13: 9780872207981

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2006

Synopsis

This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes' replies, in their entirety. The letter serving as a reply to Gassendi--in which several of Descartes' associates present Gassendi's best arguments and Descartes' replies--conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously extended exchange. Roger Ariew's illuminating Introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual environment surrounding its reception.

About this title

About the Authors

Roger Ariew is Professor of Philosophy, University of South Florida.

Donald A. Cress is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Parkside. His translations of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy and Discourse on Method are also published by Hackett.

From the Back Cover

This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes replies, in their entirety. The letter serving as a reply to Gassendi in which several of Descartes associates present Gassendi s best arguments and Descartes replies conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously extended exchange.

Roger Ariew s illuminating Introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual environment surrounding its reception.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872207986
• ISBN 13: 9780872207981
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184