Meditations on First Philosophy

by Rene Descartes, Elizabeth S Haldane (Translator)

Overview

Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy, In Which the Existence of God and the Distinction Between Mind and Body Are Demonstrated, is one of the foundational works in philosophy. In fact, he is widely regarded as the Father of Modern Philosophy; with this work and others, he influenced much of what followed in Western thought. This edition contains the time-honored translation by Elizabeth S. Haldane.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627301046
Publisher:	Stonewell Press
Publication date:	02/24/2014
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.27(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.