A Discourse on Method and Meditations (Paperback)

from LisaMaria_C

These are undeniably important works. The introduction calls Descartes the "originator of modern philosophy." This is also very lucidly written--I think the arguments are perfectly accessible to th...

from blake.rosser

Since Descartes is one of the most famous modern philosophers, it was interesting to see how blatantly illogical most of his argument is. When I say most, I'm talking about everything that comes af...

from mattries37315

Modern philosophy began in the Netherlands by a French mathematician inspired by the events of the Thirty-Years War in Germany. Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy are the first...

from Velmeran

It was worth reading this for the foundation it provides, but it was a bit chewy to me.

from askar

Descartes establishes "doubt", of everything that cannot be absolutely ascertained to the thinker's immediate awareness, as a foundation for further philosophical research. He does this through the...