Discourse on Method
With the celebrated words 'I think therefore I am', Descartes' compelling argument swept aside ancient and medieval traditions. He deduced that human beings consist of minds and bodies; that these are totally distinct 'substances'; that God exists and that He ensures we can trust the evidence of...
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With the celebrated words 'I think therefore I am', Descartes' compelling argument swept aside ancient and medieval traditions. He deduced that human beings consist of minds and bodies; that these are totally distinct 'substances'; that God exists and that He ensures we can trust the evidence of our senses.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780872204225 (0872204227)
ASIN: 872204227
Publish date: September 1st 1998
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Pages no: 44
Edition language: English
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AcknowledgementsNote on References to DescartesChronologyIntroductionFurther ReadingNote on the Text and Translation--Discourse on the Method for Guiding One's Reason and Searching for Truth in the Sciences--Selected Correspondence, 1636-9Note on the Text--The World, or a Treatise on Light and the O...
Cogito Ergo Sum......more correctly, " Je pense donc je suis" ... I think, therefore, I am.Anyways, Descartes, ladies and gentlemen... I've been trying to read some more basic philosophy, and this one is one of my favorites. I like Descartes' method (yes, pun intended) in discovering and discerning ...
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