A discourse on the method of correctly conducting one's reason and seeking truth in the sciences

René Descartes, 1596-1650

Book - 2008

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Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press 2008.
Language
English
French
Main Author
René Descartes, 1596-1650 (-)
Other Authors
Ian W.F Maclean, 1945- (-)
Item Description
This translation originally published: 2006.
Translated from the French.
Ondertitel op omslag: A new translation by Ian Maclean.
Physical Description
lxxv, 84 p. ; 20 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780199540075
  • Introduction:A Philosopher's Life
  • The Genesis of the Discourse and its Development
  • Galileo, Mersenne, and the Church: Authority and Truth
  • The Publication of the Discourse
  • The Discourse
  • Part 6. the Presentation of the Discourse
  • Parts 1 and 2. Intellectual Autobiography
  • Parts 2 and 3. Precepts in Philosophy
  • Part 4. Metaphysics and Epistemology
  • Part 5. Physics and Physiology
  • The Essays published with the Discourse
  • Descartes as a WriterEnvoi: the Cartesian Philosophical Edifice