Discourse on the Method

by René Descartes

Overview

One of the most influential books ever written, Descartes' Discourse on the Method delves into some of the most basic and profound philosophical problems facing humanity. Follow this great mind through the logical processes that ultimately led him to conclude, "I think, therefore I am"—and to change Western philosophy forever in the process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788827530177
Publisher:	Qasim Idrees
Publication date:	12/08/2017
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	450 KB

About the Author

Ian Maclean is a Professor of Renaissance Studies, University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Introduction:A Philosopher's LifeThe Genesis of the Discourse and its DevelopmentGalileo, Mersenne, and the Church: Authority and TruthThe Publication of the DiscourseThe DiscoursePart Six: the Presentation of the DiscourseParts One and Two: Intellectual AutobiographyParts Two and Three: Precepts in PhilosophyPart Four: Metaphysics and EpistemologyPart Five: Physics and PhysiologyThe Essays published with the DiscourseDescartes as a WriterEnvoi: the Cartesian Philosophical Edifice