Meditations on First Philosophy

by Rene Descartes

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789562916172
Publisher:	Beta Nu Publishing
Publication date:	02/08/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	453,701
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

René Descartes (1596 - 1650)



René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer. He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy', and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. Descartes' influence in mathematics is equally apparent; the Cartesian coordinate system --- allowing reference to a point in space as a set of numbers, and allowing algebraic equations to be expressed as geometric shapes in a two-dimensional coordinate system (and conversely, shapes to be described as equations) --- was named after him. He is credited as the father of analytical geometry, the bridge between algebra and geometry, crucial to the discovery of infinitesimal calculus and analysis. Descartes was also one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution and has been described as an example of genius.