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This three-part work includes A Discourse on Method, Meditations on the First Philosophy, and Principles of Philosophy.
By calling everything into doubt, Descartes laid the foundations of modern philosophy. With the celebrated words “I think, therefore I am,” his compelling argument swept aside ancient and medieval traditions. He deduced that human beings consist of minds and bodies, that these are totally distinct “substances,” and that God exists and that he ensures we can trust the evidence of our senses. Ushering in the “scientific revolution” of Galileo and Newton, his ideas have set the agenda for debate ever since. His philosophical methods and investigation changed the course of Western philosophy and led to or transformed the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, physics, mathematics, political theory, and ethics.
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“His aim was certainty—the kind of certainty that did not rely upon unobserved entities for the explanation of natural events nor upon the authority of learned theologians but by submitting everything to reason, in short by extending the clearness and distinctness of mathematical ideas and proofs to all spheres of human knowledge and to knowledge itself.”
— Chambers Biographical Dictionary
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" Susah juga ngikutin pemikiran ini orang hehehehe, jadinya agak bingung kasih rating akunya yang rada ga mudeng ato emang Descartes yang gila hehehe "
— Gilang, 2/9/2014 -
" Not convinced. That is all. "
— Sam, 1/28/2014 -
" Despite the title, this editions contains more than the Discourse, the other selections being given in the description appended. I read this volume to supplement the Descartes readings for a course entitled "History of Classical Modern Philosophy" taken at Loyola University Chicago during the first semester of 1980/81. "
— Erik, 1/21/2014 -
" Quite interesting discussion on research methods and the Carthesian way of thinking. Still, it was kind of tedious to read. "
— Juanpe, 1/5/2014 -
" Don't recall much about this at all I just remember it being really really bland, and didn't really discuss much of use to me. boring. "
— Nativeabuse, 12/20/2013 -
" I like to review this every so often. I get new understanding each time. "
— Joe, 11/29/2013 -
" Recently reread this one because I am thinking of studying Daniel Dennet's book, Consciousness Explained. "
— Conrad, 8/31/2013 -
" I like Descartes. Easy to read and understand. "
— Randy, 8/28/2012 -
" Loved it! I love his steps to come to truth. "
— Phil, 9/11/2011 -
" I really the humility expressed by Descartes, but his views on animals are devoid of any and all reason, I don't care what time he was living in. Common sense transcends culture. "
— Joshua, 5/26/2011 -
" I'm actually reading the project gutenburg version, but you know.... "
— Isaac, 4/27/2011
About René Descartes
René Descartes (1596–1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and writer and is considered to be the father of modern philosophy and the founder of analytical geometry. He constructed a system of knowledge that discards perception as unreliable and instead relies on deduction as a method to ensure that our knowledge rests upon a firm foundation. He retained a deep religious faith as a Catholic to his dying day, along with a resolute desire to discover the truth. In 1663, the Pope placed his works on the Index of Prohibited Books.
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