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Discourse on Method and Meditations - (Dover Philosophical Classics) by René Descartes (Paperback)

Discourse on Method and Meditations - (Dover Philosophical Classics) by  René Descartes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Is it possible to be certain of anything? If so, how? The father of modern philosophy and the founder of rational method in philosophical thought, René Descartes (1596-1650) sought the answers to these questions and in doing so, addressed the most important of methods of thinking and understanding truth. In <i>Discourse on Method, </i> he applies a scientific approach to philosophy that comprises four principles: to accept only what reason recognizes as clear and distinct; to analyze complex ideas by dividing them into smaller elements; to reconstruct the ideas; and to make accurate and complete enumerations of the data. His <i>Meditations</i> proceed according to this method, exploring the mind/body distinction, the nature of truth and error, the existence of God, and the essence of material things.

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