Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9781554815548 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 160 str.

Ren? Descartes; Andrew Bailey; Ian Johnston

Spis treści

• Introduction
• Who Was René Descartes?
• What Was Descartes's Overall Philosophical Project?
• Some Useful Background Information
• Some Common Misconceptions
• How Important and Influential Was Descartes's Work?
• Timeline
• Suggestions for Critical Reflection
• Suggestions for Further Reading
• Translator's Note
• What is the Structure of the Discourse?
  Discourse on the Method
• Preface
• Part One
• Part Two
• Part Three
• Part Four
• Part Five
• Part Six
• What is the Structure of the Meditations?
• Meditations on First Philosophy
• Dedication to the Sorbonne
• Preface to the Reader
• Synopsis of the Six Following Meditations
• First Meditation: Concerning Those Things Which Can Be Called into Doubt
• Second Meditation: Concerning the Nature of the Human Mind and the Fact that It Is Easier to Know than the Body
• Third Meditation: Concerning God and the Fact that He Exists
• Fourth Meditation: Concerning Truth and Falsity
• Fifth Meditation: Concerning the Essence of Material Things, and, Once Again, Concerning the Fact that God Exists
• Sixth Meditation: Concerning the Existence of Material Things and the Real Distinction between Mind and Body