Descartes (Collector's Library Essential Thinkers)

Rene Descartes

ISBN 10: 0760762414 / ISBN 13: 9780760762417

Published by Barnes & Noble, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Descartes (Collector's Library Essential Thinkers)
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760762414
• ISBN 13: 9780760762417
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 4W x 6H x 0.8D inches 4 inches width by 6 inches height by 0.8 inches depth
• Weight: 0.73 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classics
  • Collectible

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Synopsis

Descartes laid the foundations of modern science by providing a secure basis for empirical knowledge. In the most famous philosophical dictum of all time, "I think therefore, I am" he uses the method of doubt to establish the certainty of his own existence. This certainty allows him to overthrow reliance on revealed truth and install scientific method in its place. These selections show his incredible skill not only as a thinker, but also as a writer. The opening sentence of the "Discource on Method" is to philosophy what the opening sentence of "Pride and Prejudice " is to the novel.