Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes is a philosophical treatise published by Start Publishing in 2017. This edition spans 64 pages and is presented in English. The work consists of six meditations where Descartes systematically discards beliefs that lack absolute certainty, aiming to establish foundational knowledge.
Readers will find that each meditation builds upon the previous one, structured as if Descartes is reflecting over six consecutive days. The text delves into themes central to philosophy, including the nature of certainty and knowledge. This edition invites exploration into the foundational questions of existence and thought, making it a significant work in the fields of philosophy and social sciences.
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Meditations on First Philosophy is a philosophical treatise written by René Descartes first published in Latin in 1641. The book is made up of six meditations, in which Descartes first discards all belief in things which are not absolutely certain, and then tries to establish what can be known for sure. The meditations were written as if he was meditating for 6 days: each meditation refers to the last one as “yesterday”. However, Descartes did not take 6 days to complete this work; it actually took several years.
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