Discourse On Method

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 134 pages
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Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486115443

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Discourse on Method and Meditations by René Descartes Pdf

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 Discourse on Method, 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 Meditations 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.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1999-09-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780141906287

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Discourse on Method and Related Writings by René Descartes Pdf

This is the second of a new two-volume edition of the works of Descartes in Penguin Classics. This volume is designed for students who approach Descartes from the point of view of his philosophy of science. Includes DISCOURSE ON METHOD, the most accessible and well-known of his discussions of scientific method; the first seven chapters of the earlier, unpublished work, THE WORLD; as well as a selection of Descartes' correspondence and his replies to his critics.

Author : David Hume,Eric Steinberg
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0872202291

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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding ; [with] A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh ; [and] An Abstract of a Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume,Eric Steinberg Pdf

A landmark of enlightenment though, HUme's An Enquiry Concerning Human understanding is accompanied here by two shorter works that shed light on it: A Letter from a Gentlemen to His Friend in Edinburgh, hume's response to those accusing him of atheism, of advocating extreme scepticism, and of undermining the foundations of morality; and his Abstract of A Treatise of HUman Nature, which anticipates discussions developed in the Enquiry. In his concise Introduction, Eric Steinberg explores the conditions that led to write the Enquiry and the work's important relationship to Book 1 of Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-20
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9791041940486

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Discourse on Method by René Descartes Pdf

" Le Discours de la méthode (sous-titré : Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences) est un texte philosophique publié anonymement par René Descartes à Leyde le 8 juin 1637. Il devait originellement servir d'introduction générale aux traités scientifiques écrits par l'auteur (La Dioptrique, Les Météores et La Géométrie). Il s'agissait pour Descartes « d’en dire assez pour faire juger que les nouvelles opinions, qui se verraient dans la Dioptrique et dans les Météores, n’étaient point conçues à la légère. Toutefois, la célébrité du texte est devenue telle, qu’il est désormais souvent publié seul, comme un essai indépendant. Il est reconnu comme l'une des œuvres fondatrices de la philosophie occidentale."

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780141944203

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Discourse on Method and the Meditations by René Descartes Pdf

René Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty. Drawing on his own work in geometry, optics, astronomy and physiology, Descartes developed the hypothetical method that characterizes modern science, and this soon came to replace the traditional techniques derived from Aristotle. Many of Descartes' most radical ideas - such as the disparity between our perceptions and the realities that cause them - have been highly influential in the development of modern philosophy.

Author : Marianne W Jørgensen,Louise J Phillips
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002-12-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0761971122

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Discourse Analysis as Theory and Method by Marianne W Jørgensen,Louise J Phillips Pdf

A systematic introduction to discourse analysis as a body of theories and methods for social research. Introduces three approaches and explains the distinctive philosophical premises and theoretical perspectives of each approach.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603840569

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Meditations, Objections, and Replies by René Descartes Pdf

This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes' replies, in their entirety. The letter serving as a reply to Gassendi--in which several of Descartes' associates present Gassendi's best arguments and Descartes' replies--conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously extended exchange. Roger Ariew's illuminating Introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual environment surrounding its reception.

Author : James Paul Gee
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 0415328608

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An Introduction to Discourse Analysis by James Paul Gee Pdf

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the author presents both a theory of language in-use & a method of research. This new edition has been completely revised with substantial new material & fully updated references.

Author : James Paul Gee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317820574

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An Introduction to Discourse Analysis by James Paul Gee Pdf

Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis examines the field and presents James Paul Gee’s unique integrated approach which incorporates both a theory of language-in-use and a method of research. An Introduction to Discourse Analysis can be used as a stand-alone textbook or ideally used in conjunction with the practical companion title How to do Discourse Analysis: A Toolkit. Together they provide the complete resource for students studying discourse analysis. Updated throughout, the fourth edition of this seminal textbook also includes two new chapters: ‘What is Discourse?’ to further understanding of the topic, as well as a new concluding section. A new companion website www.routledge.com/cw/gee features a frequently asked questions section, additional tasks to support understanding, a glossary and free access to journal articles by James Paul Gee. Clearly structured and written in a highly accessible style, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis includes perspectives from a variety of approaches and disciplines, including applied linguistics, education, psychology, anthropology and communication to help students and scholars from a range of backgrounds to formulate their own views on discourse and engage in their own discourse analysis. This is an essential textbook for all advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of discourse analysis.

Author : Walter J. Ong
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0226629767

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Ramus, Method, and the Decay of Dialogue by Walter J. Ong Pdf

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Author : Mary Domski,Michael Dickson
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812696622

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Discourse on a New Method by Mary Domski,Michael Dickson Pdf

Addressing a wide range of topics, from Newton to Post-Kuhnian philosophy of science, these essays critically examine themes that have been central to the influential work of philosopher Michael Friedman. Special focus is given to Friedman's revealing study of both history of science and philosophy in his work on Kant, Newton, Einstein, and other major figures. This interaction of history and philosophy is the subject of the editors' "manifesto" and serves to both explain and promote the essential ties between two disciplines usually regarded as unrelated.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : First philosophy
ISBN : 0941736121

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Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

Author : René|| Descartes
Publisher : Jiahu Books
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909669830

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Discours de La Methode/Discourse on the Method (French/English Bilingual Text) by René|| Descartes Pdf

Discours de la methode is a philosophical and autobiographical treatise published by Rene Descartes in 1637. It is one of the most influential works in the history of modern philosophy, and important to the evolution of natural sciences. In this work, Descartes tackles the problem of skepticism and modifies it to account for a truth he found to be incontrovertible. It is best known as the source of the famous quotation "Je pense, donc je suis" ("I think, therefore I am"), which occurs in Part IV of the work. Here Descartes' original French text is reproduced alongside the English translation.

Author : Dennis Tay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429000171

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Time Series Analysis of Discourse by Dennis Tay Pdf

This volume serves as a comprehensive introduction to Time Series Analysis (TSA), used commonly in financial and engineering sciences, to demonstrate its potential to complement qualitative approaches in discourse analysis research. The book begins by discussing how time has previously been conceptualized in the literature, drawing on studies from variationist sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, and Critical Discourse Analysis. The volume then segues into a discussion of how TSA is applied in other contexts in which observed values are expected to be dependent on earlier values, such as stock markets and sales figures, and introduces a range of discourse-specific contexts to show how the technique might be extended to analyze trends or shed further light on relevant themes in discourse over time. Each successive chapter features a different discourse context as a case study, from psychotherapy sessions, university lectures, and news articles, and looks at how studying different variables over time in each context – metaphors, involvement markers, and keywords, respectively – can contribute to a greater understanding of both present and future discourse activity in these settings. Taken together, this book highlights the value of TSA as a complementary approach to meaning-based analysis in discourse, making this ideal reading for graduate students and scholars in discourse analysis looking to employ quantitative methods in their research practice.

Author : Rene Descartes
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781605205359

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Discourse on the Method by Rene Descartes Pdf

The long chains of simple and easy reasonings by means of which geometers are accustomed to reach the conclusions of their most difficult demonstrations, had led me to imagine that all things, the knowledge of which is competent to man, are mutually connected in the same way, and that there is nothing so far removed from us as to be beyond our reach, or so hidden that we cannot discover it, provided only we abstain from accepting the false for the true, and always preserve in our thoughts the order necessary for the deduction of one truth from another. from Part II Sometimes called the father of modern philosophy, French mathematician, scientist, and writer RENE DESCARTES (15961650) continues to have a deeply profound impact on our modern world. His thinking on how the mind works and what is it capable of has profoundly impacted our understanding of ourselveshe summed up his philosophy with the phrase I think, therefore I am, which still thrills usand his influence extends to our own experiments with modern computing and artificial intelligence. This treatise on the value of doubt and skepticism when studying the natural world laid the foundation for the modern scientific method as we still employ it today, as well as the basis for modern philosophy. It is impossible to overstate how vital this work is to the entirety of human culture as it stands in the 21st century. Written in French and first published in 1637 under the full title Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason, and Seeking Truth in the Sciences, it is here presented in the 1901 edition of the 1850 English translation by Scottish poet, philosopher, and historian JOHN VEITCH (18291894).