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.
| ISBN: | 9780872207998 |
| Publication date: | 30th March 2006 |
| Author: | René Descartes |
| Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | Hackett Classics |
| Genres: |
Western philosophy from c 1800 |