Bibliograph

Discourse on the method ;, and, Meditations on first philosophy

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Discourse on the method ;, and, Meditations on first philosophy

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Discourse on the method ;

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Rethinking the Western tradition

Sub title

and, Meditations on first philosophy

Summary

Discourse on the Method is one of the most influential works in the history of modern philosophy, and important to the development of natural sciences. In this work, Descartes tackles the problem of skepticism, which had previously been studied by other philosophers. While addressing some of his predecessors and contemporaries, Descartes modified their approach to account for a truth he found to be incontrovertible; he started his line of reasoning by doubting everything, so as to assess the world from a fresh perspective, clear of any preconceived notions

Target audience

adult

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