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Discourse on Method and the Meditations (Classics) Book

Is knowledge possible? If so, what can we know and how do we come to know it? What degree of certainty does our knowledge enjoy? In these two powerful works, Descartes, the seventeenth-century philosopher considered to be the father of modern philosophy, outlines his philosophical method and then counters the sceptics of his time by insisting that certain knowledge can be had. He goes on to address the nature and extent of human knowledge, the distinction between mind and body, the existence of God, and the existence of external objects.Read More

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    Rene Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty. Drawing on his own work in geometry optics astronomy and physiology Descartes developed the hypothetical method that characterizes modern science and this soon came to replace the traditional techniques derived from Aristotle. Many of Descartes' most radical ideas such as the disparity between our perceptions and the realities that cause them have been highly influential in the development of modern philosophy.

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    Descartes Discourse on Method has long been regarded as a seminal contribution to modern philosophy. We can now see that it is also one of the key texts in the 'scientific revolution' of the seventeenth century.

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    Discourse on Method and the Meditations : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140442069 : 0140442065 : 30 Jun 2005

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    Rene Descartes, F.E. Sutcliffe (Trans)

  • 0140442065
  • 9780140442069
  • Rene Descartes
  • 16 June 1998
  • Penguin
  • Mass Market Paperback (Book)
  • 188
  • 1
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