- 72 pages
- English
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Meditations on First Philosophy
About this book
Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy, the fundamental and originating work of the modern era in Western philosophy, is presented here in Donald Cress's completely revised edition of his well-established translation, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining its clear and accessible style.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Note on the Translation
- Editor's Preface
- Selected Bibliography
- Meditations on First Philosophy
- Letter of Dedication
- Preface to the Reader
- Synopsis of the Following Six Meditations
- Meditation One: Concerning Those Things That Can Be Called into Doubt
- Meditation Two: Concerning the Nature of the Human Mind: That It Is Better Known Than the Body
- Meditation Three: Concerning God, That He Exists
- Meditation Four: Concerning the True and the False
- Meditation Five: Concerning the Essence of Material Things, and Again Concerning God, That He Exists
- Meditation Six: Concerning the Existence of Material Things, and the Real Distinction between Mind and Body
- Back Cover