Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings (Penguin Classics)

Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings (Penguin Classics)

One of the foundation-stones of modern philosophy

Descartes was prepared to go to any lengths in his search for certaintyâ€”even to deny those things that seemed most self-evident. In his Meditations of 1641, and in the Objections and Replies that were included with the original publication, he set out to dismantle and then reconstruct the idea of the individual self and its existence. In doing so, Descartes developed a language of subjectivity that has lasted to this day, and he also took his first steps towards the view that would eventually be expressed in the epigram Cogito, ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am"), one of modern philosophy's most famousâ€”and most fiercely contestedâ€”claims. The first part of a two-volume edition of Descartes' works in Penguin Classics, the second of which is Discourse on Method & Related Writings.

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Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140447019
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1999-09-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140447019

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780140447019
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1999-09-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140447019

Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings (Penguin Classics)

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