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Discourse on the Method: The Original text with English Translation
Discourse on the Method, or by its complete title “Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences” it is an autobiographical and philosophical treatise that was published by René Descartes in 1637 under the original title “Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences”.
It is one of the most know works of Descartes, as it is the source of the famous phrase “I think, therefore I am” (“Je pense, donc je suis” or in its more popular Latin translation “Cogito Ergo Sum”) and it is considered to be one of his most influential and important works.
The book was intended as an introduction to three of his works “Géométrie, Météores and Dioptrique” and in it, Descartes takes the route of doubting everything, in order to assess the truth from a fresh perspective, creating a view of the world based on perceptions that have been dismantled and broken down to a fundamental level and rebuilding them one truth at a time.
It is one of the most know works of Descartes, as it is the source of the famous phrase “I think, therefore I am” (“Je pense, donc je suis” or in its more popular Latin translation “Cogito Ergo Sum”) and it is considered to be one of his most influential and important works.
The book was intended as an introduction to three of his works “Géométrie, Météores and Dioptrique” and in it, Descartes takes the route of doubting everything, in order to assess the truth from a fresh perspective, creating a view of the world based on perceptions that have been dismantled and broken down to a fundamental level and rebuilding them one truth at a time.
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146 pages, Paperback
Published January 19, 2018
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February 16, 2018
This is a great all times classic book! But this edition has both languages in it!
It is great being able to read the original text the way it was intended to be written and also have the translation in the same volume. Saves time looking online for references, meaning and other bits.
It is great being able to read the original text the way it was intended to be written and also have the translation in the same volume. Saves time looking online for references, meaning and other bits.
December 31, 2021
This was a real struggle to read and I could not finish it. Descartes states he has proven the existence of god and the soul but I couldn't figure out where he did that, at least not in this book. I couldn't finish it. I think one needs an instructor to understand this book.
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