Discourse on Method for Reasoning Well and for Seeking Truth in the Sciences

Descartes, Rene; Bailey, Andrew (EDT); Johnston, Ian (TRN)

ISBN 10: 1554813174 / ISBN 13: 9781554813179

Editore: Broadview Press, 2020

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Titolo: Discourse on Method for Reasoning Well and ...

Casa editrice: Broadview Press

Data di pubblicazione: 2020

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Fully named Discourse on the Method for Reasoning Well and for Seeking Truth in the Sciences, this work offers the most complete presentation and defense of René Descartes’ method of intellectual inquiry— a method that greatly influenced both philosophical and scientific reasoning in the early modern world. Descartes’s timeless ideas strike an uncommon balance of novelty and familiarity, offering arguments concerning knowledge, science, and metaphysics (including the famous “I think, therefore I am”) that are as compelling in the 21st century as they were in the 17th.

Ian Johnston’s new translation of the original French text is modern, clear, and thoroughly annotated, ideal for readers unfamiliar with Descartes’ intellectual context. An approachable introduction engages both the historical and the philosophical aspects of the text, enabling the reader to interpret this easily misunderstoodwork within Descartes’ larger project. This edition joins Broadview’s growing list of affordable classic texts from the philosophical canon, adapted from Andrew Bailey’s popular anthology series First Philosophy.

L'autore:

Andrew Bailey is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph.