Method Intuition And Meditation In Descartes Meditations On First Philosophy

Author : Stanley Tweyman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 172 pages
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Release : 2023-07-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781527515062

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Method, Intuition, and Meditation in Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy by Stanley Tweyman Pdf

This book deals with Descartes’ efforts in his Meditations to discover the first principles of human knowledge, that is, what must be known before anything else can be known. In order for these principles to be first principles, they cannot be conclusions obtained through deductive reasoning. Further, Descartes insists that these first principles cannot be known through the senses, but only through intuition or meditation, our only cognitive faculties for grasping self-evident first principles. This book provides Descartes’ reasons for rejecting the senses as the source of these first principles, and offers textual support for the role of intuition and meditation in apprehending the first principles of human knowledge. Although the bulk of the book is largely exegetical in nature, the last chapter proceeds more critically to show the failures of Descartes’ approach.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0300067739

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Discourse on the Method by René Descartes Pdf

Descartes' ideas not only changed the course of Western philosophy but also led to or transformed the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, physics and mathematics, political theory and ethics, psychoanalysis, and literature and the arts. This book reprints Descartes' major works, Discourse on Method and Meditations, and presents essays by leading scholars that explore his contributions in each of those fields and place his ideas in the context of his time and our own. There are chapters by David Weissman on metaphysics and psychoanalysis, John Post on epistemology, Lou Massa on physics and mathematics, William T. Bluhm on politics and ethics, and Thomas Pavel on literature and art. These essays are accompanied by others by David Weissman and by Stephen Toulmin that introduce the idea of intellectual lineages, discuss the period in which Descartes wrote, and reexamine the premises of his philosophy in light of contemporary philosophical, political, and social thinking.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996-04-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521558182

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Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

The Meditations, one of the key texts of Western philosophy, is the most widely studied of all Descartes' writings. This authoritative translation by John Cottingham, taken from the much acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of the Philosophical Writings of Descartes, is based upon the best available texts and presents Descartes' central metaphysical writings in clear, readable modern English. As well as the complete text of the Meditations, the reader will find a thematic abridgement of the Objections and Replies (which were originally published with the Meditations) containing Descartes' replies to his critics. These extracts, specially selected for the present volume, indicate the main philosophical difficulties which occurred to Descartes' contemporaries and show how Descartes developed and clarified his arguments in response. This edition contains a new comprehensive introduction to Descartes' philosophy by John Cottingham and the classic introductory essay on the Meditations by Bernard Williams.

Author : René Descartes,Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane,George Robert Thomson Ross
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : First philosophy
ISBN : 9780415077064

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Meditations on First Philosophy in Focus by René Descartes,Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane,George Robert Thomson Ross Pdf

This includes the excellent translation by Haldane and Ross of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, an introduction by Tweyman, and six articles indicating the diversity of scholarly opinion on method in Descartes' philosophy.This volume presents the excellent and popular translation by Haldane and Ross of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, an introduction by Stanley Tweyman which explores the relevance of Descartes' Regulae and his method of analysis in the Meditations, and six articles which indicate the diversity of scholarly opinion on the topic of method in Descartes' philosopy.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1993-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603844819

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Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy, the fundamental and originating work of the modern era in Western philosophy, is presented here in Donald Cress's completely revised edition of his well-established translation, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining its clear and accessible style.

Author : Stanley Tweyman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134901012

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Rene Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy in Focus by Stanley Tweyman Pdf

This volume presents the excellent and popular translation by Haldane and Ross of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, an introduction by Stanley Tweyman which explores the relevance of Descartes' Regulae and his method of analysis in the Meditations, and six articles which indicate the diversity of scholarly opinion on the topic of method in Descartes' philosopy.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9788726627442

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Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

René Descartes is often described as the first modern philosopher, but much of the content of his "Meditations on First Philosophy" can be found in the medieval period that had already existed for more than a thousand years. Does God exist? If so, what is his nature? Is the human soul immortal? How does it differ from the body? What role do sense experience and pure reason play in knowing? Descartes stands out from his predecessors because of the method he developed to treat these and other fundamental questions. Drawing on his study of mathematics, he searches for a way to establish absolutely certain conclusions based on indubitable premises. His importance in modern philosophy lies in the challenge he offers to every subsequent thinker in philosophy and science. The French philosopher Descartes is often called the "Father" of modern philosophy in the West. His Discourse on Method presents the reason why: his method of inquiry. He was the quintessential "rationalist," subjecting all sense experience as doubtful and untrustworthy. Rather than relying on external authority (whether from other people or from God), Descartes demands nothing less than absolute certainty that begins with the self and proceeds step by step with the rigor of logical and mathematical precision. Even though he claims that he has proved the existence of God and explained God’s nature, even that core tenet must be established through rigorous logical argument. No subsequent philosopher is able to ignore this bold and challenging foundation for all thinking. Those who become his disciples as well as those who reject his way of thinking are all under his spell. Many think they have broken that spell only to find that he has shaped them in ways that are not easy to escape.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191539716

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Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

'It is some years now since I realized how many false opinions I had accepted as true from childhood onwards...I saw that at some stage in my life the whole structure would have to be utterly demolished' In Descartes's Meditations, one of the key texts of Western philosophy, the thinker rejects all his former beliefs in the quest for new certainties. Discovering his own existence as a thinking entity in the very exercise of doubt, he goes on to prove the existence of God, who guarantees his clear and distinct ideas as a means of access to the truth. He develops new conceptions of body and mind, capable of serving as foundations for the new science of nature. Subsequent philosophy has grappled with Descartes's legacy, questioning many of its conclusions and even his basic approach, but his arguments set the agenda for many of the greatest philosophical thinkers, and their fascination endures. This new translation includes the Third and Fourth Objections and Replies in full, and a selection from the rest of these exchanges with Descartes's contemporaries that helped to expound his philosophy. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Academic Resources Corp
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : First philosophy
ISBN : 0882061046

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Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798513342847

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Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

"It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived." --- René Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy Meditations on First Philosophy (subtitled In which the existence of God and the immortality of the soul are demonstrated) is a philosophical treatise by René Descartes first published in 1641 (in Latin). The French translation (by the Duke of Luynes with Descartes' supervision) was published in 1647 as Méditations Métaphysiques. The original Latin title is Meditationes de prima philosophia, in qua Dei existentia et animæ immortalitas demonstratur. The title may contain a misreading by the printer, mistaking animae immortalitas for animae immaterialitas, as suspected already by A. Baillet. The book is made up of six meditations, in which Descartes first discards all belief in things that are not absolutely certain, and then tries to establish what can be known for sure. He wrote the meditations as if he had meditated for six days: each meditation refers to the last one as "yesterday" (In fact, Descartes began work on the Meditations in 1639.) One of the most influential philosophical texts ever written, it is widely read to this day. The Meditations consist of the presentation of Descartes' metaphysical system in its most detailed level and in the expanding of Descartes' philosophical system, which he first introduced in the fourth part of his Discourse on Method (1637). Descartes' metaphysical thought is also found in the Principles of Philosophy (1644), which the author intended to be a philosophy guidebook.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603844482

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Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Pdf

This edition contains Donald Cress's completely revised translation of the Meditations (from the corrected Latin edition) and recent corrections to Discourse on Method, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining the clear and accessible style of a classic teaching edition.

Author : Kurt Brandhorst
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780748634811

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Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy by Kurt Brandhorst Pdf

Descartes' Meditations is one of the most commonly studied texts in introductory philosophy courses. Rather than simply telling the reader what to think, Meditations invites them to undertake a philosophical journey for themselves. This book is designed to accompany readers on that journey; it prepares them for its demands, helps them to engage with each stage of the text, and suggests ways through the more difficult passages. Brandhorst offers students a fresh approach by bringing to life the path of self-discovery encapsulated in the work and maintaining the focus on metaphysics. Readers are guided through the text step-by-step, which encourages careful reading and presents them with the opportunity to learn to philosophise for themselves. This book engages with what the text says, rather than what is said about the text, in order to help readers discover - or rediscover - for themselves what Meditations has to say.

Author : Christopher Biffle
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0874848938

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A Guided Tour of René Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy by Christopher Biffle Pdf

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,6 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 : Clarence A. Bonnen,Daniel E. Flage
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134738885

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Descartes and Method by Clarence A. Bonnen,Daniel E. Flage Pdf

Rene Descartes credited his success in philosophy, mathematics, and physics to the discovery of a universal method of inquiry, but he provided no systematic description of his method. Descartes and Method carefully examines Descartes' scattered remarks on his application and puts forward a systematic account of his method with particular attention to the role it plays in the Meditations. Daniel E. Flage and Clarence A. Bonnen boldly and convincingly argue against the orthodox conception that Descartes had no method. Through a rigorous and thorough examination, Flage and Bonnen unearth and explain the role of the method of analysis in the Meditations. Descartes and Method is a ground-breaking book that is sure to make a considerable impact on the philosophy community. Anyone wishing to gain a new understanding of Descartes's Meditations should read this book.