<div><p>This edition contains Donald Cress's completely revised translation of the <i>Meditations</i> (from the corrected Latin edition) and recent corrections to <i>Discourse on Method</i>, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining the clear and accessible style o
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
β Scribed by RenΓ© Descartes
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 162
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Introduction to Descartes
Translator's Note
Introduction to the Discourse
Discourse on the Method
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Introduction to the Meditations
Meditations on First Philosophy
Dedication to the Sorbonne
Preface to the Reader
Synopsis of the Six Following Meditations
First Meditation
Second Meditation
Third Meditation
Fourth Meditation
Fifth Meditation
Sixth Meditation
Index
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