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Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies

by René Descartes, John Cottingham, Bernard Williams
Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies
Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies

Doubt everything to rebuild certainty

If you like books that genuinely challenge how you know anything at all, this is a gripping place to start. Descartes turns radical doubt into a surprisingly personal intellectual journey, and the included objections and replies make it feel like you're watching one of philosophy's great debates unfold in real time. Cottingham's translation keeps it clear and readable without flattening the depth.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies

by René Descartes, John Cottingham, Bernard Williams
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ISBN: 9780521558181
Authors: René Descartes, John Cottingham, Bernard Williams
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date of Publication: 1996-04-26
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Religion
Related Topics: Faith, Theology, Theory, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.72
(rated by 2553 readers)

Description

This authoritative translation by John Cottingham of Meditations on First Philosophy is taken from the acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of the Philosophical Writings of Descartes. It is based on the best available texts and presents Descartes' central metaphysical writings in clear, readable modern English.
 

Doubt everything to rebuild certainty

If you like books that genuinely challenge how you know anything at all, this is a gripping place to start. Descartes turns radical doubt into a surprisingly personal intellectual journey, and the included objections and replies make it feel like you're watching one of philosophy's great debates unfold in real time. Cottingham's translation keeps it clear and readable without flattening the depth.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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