Discourse on Method and Related Writings

René Descartes, Desmond M. Clarke, Desmond M. Clarke , Desmond Clarke

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Penguin Classics
09 November 1999

Penguin Classics relaunch

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the most accessible and well-known of his discussions of scientific method; the first seven chapters of the earlier, unpublished work, THE WORLD; as well as a selection of Descartes' correspondence and his replies to his critics.

By: René Descartes
Notes by: Desmond Clarke
Introduction by: Desmond M. Clarke
Translated by: Desmond M. Clarke
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 191g
ISBN: 9780140446999
ISBN 10: 0140446990
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 09 November 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Desmond M. Clarke Acknowledgments Note on References to Descartes Introduction Further Reading Discourse on the Method for Guiding One's Reason and Searching for Truth in the Sciences Selected Correspondence, 1636-9 The World, or a Treatise on Light (Chapter 1-7) Rules for Guiding One's Intelligence in Searching for the Truth Text Notes Index

Rene Descartes (1596-1650), the French philosopher and mathematician, is generally regarded as the founder of modern philosophy. Desmond C. Clarke is Professor of Philosophy at University College, Cork. He has published widely on Descartes and French seventeenth-century Cartesian philosophers.