Discourse on Method and Related Writings, 9780140446999
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Unlock scientific method’s secrets with Descartes in this essential volume.

Discourse on Method and Related Writings

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    8 November 1999

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Summary

The Scientific Mind of Descartes: Discourse on Method and Essential Writings

This volume, part of the Penguin Classics relaunch, is tailored for students exploring Descartes’ philosophy of science. It features the renowned DISCOURSE ON METHOD, offering an accessible entry point to his scientific methodology. Also included are the first seven chapters of THE WORLD, a previously unpublished work, alongside a curated selection of Descartes’ correspondence and responses to his critics, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140446999
ISBN-10:0140446990
Author:Desmond M. Clarke, René Descartes
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Edition:1st
Release Date:8 November 1999
Weight:238g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 18mm
Series:Penguin Classics
About The Author

Desmond M. Clarke

Rene Descartes (1596-1650), the French philosopher and mathematician, is generally regarded as the founder of modern philosophy. Desmond C. Clarke is Professor of Philosophy at University College, Cork. He has published widely on Descartes and French seventeenth-century Cartesian philosophers.

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