Texts translated from the French and Latin serve to illustrate the context of the writing of Descartes' Meditations.
No single text could be considered more important in the history of philosophy than Descartes' Meditations. This unique collection of background material to this magisterial philosophical text has been translated from the original French and Latin. The texts gathered here illustrate the kinds of principles, assumptions, and philosophical methods that were commonplace when Descartes was growing up. The selections are from: Francisco Sanches, Christopher Clavius, Pierre de la Ramee (Petrus Ramus), Francisco Suarez, Pierre Charron, Eustachius a Sancto Paulo, Scipion Dupleix, Marin Mersenne, Pierre Gassendi, Jean de Silhon, Francois de la Mothe le Vayer, Charles Sorel, and Jean-Baptiste Morin.
Get Descartes'' Meditations by John Cottingham at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Cambridge University Press and it has 292 pages.
Our digital collection is currently being curated to ensure the best possible reading experience on Werezi. We'll be launching our Ebooks platform shortly.
Your privacy, your choice
Make Werezi work for you
We use essential cookies for your cart and sign-in. With your permission, optional cookies help us understand how Werezi is used and improve your book recommendations.
Essential cookies are always active. Optional analytics stay off unless you choose Allow all.