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Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy remains one of the most widely studied works of Western philosophy. This volume is a refreshed and updated edition of John Cottingham's bestselling 1996 edition, based on his translation in the acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes. It presents the complete text of Descartes's central metaphysical masterpiece, the Meditations, in clear, readable modern English,...
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Discourse on Method is a philosophical and autobiographical work by the French philosopher René Descartes. It was published in 1637 and is considered one of the most influential works in the history of modern Western philosophy.
The main purpose of Discourse on Method is to outline Descartes' method of systematic doubt and his search for certain knowledge. Descartes was skeptical of traditional sources of knowledge, such as authority, tradition,...
17) A discourse on the method of correctly conducting one's reason and seeking truth in the sciences
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"Para los historiadores del pensamiento más sutiles, Descartes no es solo el fundador de la filosofia moderna, según afirma Hegel, sino también el profeta de la ciencia del porvenir. Antes de que René Descartes (1596-1650) proclamase la autonomía de la razón, el pensamiento renacentista se debatía en la confusión, carecía de método expositivo. Descartes reunió los frutos de los filósofos renacentistas, para proyectar sobre sus reflexiones...