Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy - With Selections From the Objections and Replies

This is an updated edition of John Cottingham's acclaimed translation of Descartes's philosophical masterpiece, including an abridgement of Descartes's Objections and Replies.

List of contents

Introductory essay Bernard Williams; Introduction; Chronology; Meditations on First Philosophy; Selections from the objections and replies; Index.

Summary

This volume is a refreshed and updated edition of John Cottingham's acclaimed 1996 translation, including an updated introduction, a substantially revised bibliography and specially selected extracts from the Objections and Replies. It will be a vital resource for students reading the Meditations, as well as those studying Descartes and early modern philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: John Cottingham, René Descartes
• Assisted by: John Cottingham (Editor), John Cottingham (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2017
• EAN: 9781107665736
• ISBN: 978-1-107-66573-6
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy; Print on Demand; Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day