Meditations on First Philosophy and Other Metaphysical Writings
gilded pocket edition
$28.67
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2025
Summary
Descartes’ Meditations: A Gilded Edition of First Philosophy
This elegant collector’s edition presents René Descartes’ classic philosophical work, Meditations on First Philosophy, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
The philosopher behind the famous maxim “I think, therefore I am”, Descartes and his ideas have shaped modern philosophy. Meditations on First Philosophy is one of his most celebrated texts, exploring the metap…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398840379 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398840378 |
| Series: | Arcturus Ornate Classics |
| Author: | René Descartes, John Veitch, Frank Sewall |
| Publisher: | Arcturus Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Arcturus |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 105mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
René Descartes
René Descartes (1596-1650) is best known for his statement on the link between thought and existence: ‘ Cogito, ergo sum’. A renowned mathematician, philosopher and scientist, Descartes was born in France, but spent some 20 years living in the Dutch Republic, serving in the Dutch States Army of Maurice of Nassau. In addition to Meditations on First Philosophy, he is also known for Discourse on the Method (1637) and Principles of Philosophy (1644).
Frank Sewall (1837-1915) was an American Swedenborgian clergyman with a keen interest in metaphysical philosophy. His publications include The New Metaphysics (1888), Swedenborg and Modern Idealism (1902) and the introduction and notes to Emanual F. Gorqitz’s translation of Immanuel Kant’s Dreams of a Spirit-Seer (1900).
John Veitch (1829-1894) was a Scottish philosopher and historian. He was educated and the University of Edinburgh and went become chair of logic, metaphysics and rhetoric at the University of Andrews.
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