Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

Descartes, Rene; Bailey, Andrew (EDT); Johnston, Ian (TRN)

ISBN 10: 1554815541 / ISBN 13: 9781554815548

Published by Broadview Press, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554815541
• ISBN 13: 9781554815548
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

This volume provides new translations of René Descartes’s two most important philosophical works. The Discourse offers a concise presentation and defense of Descartes’s method of intellectual inquiry―a method that greatly influenced both philosophical and scientific reasoning in the early modern world. Considered a foundational text in modern philosophy, the Meditations presents numerous powerful arguments that to this day influence debates in epistemology, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of religion. Descartes’s timeless writing strikes an uncommon balance of novelty and familiarity, offering arguments concerning knowledge, science, and metaphysics (including the famous “I think, therefore I am”) that are as compelling in the twenty-first century as they were in the seventeenth. Ian Johnston’s translations are modern, clear, and thoroughly annotated, ideal for readers unfamiliar with Descartes’s intellectual context. An approachable introduction engages both the historical and the philosophical aspects of the text, helping the reader to understand the concepts and arguments contained therein.

About the Author

Andrew Bailey is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Arts at the University of Guelph. He is editor of The Broadview Introduction to Philosophy.

Ian Johnston is Professor Emeritus at Vancouver Island University; he has translated numerous works from Greek, French, German, and Latin.