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Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161-180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual an...
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Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings
Rene Descartes
- Penguin books ltd digital
- 28 Août 2003
- 9780141936062
Of all the works of the man claimed by many as the father of modern philosophy, the MEDITATIONS, first published in 1641, must surely be Rene Descartes' masterpiece. This volume consists of not only a new translation of the original Latin text and the expanded objections and replies, but also includ...
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Discourse on Method and Related Writings
Rene Descartes
- Penguin books ltd digital
- 2 Septembre 1999
- 9780141906287
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 scient...
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Discourse on Method and the Meditations
Rene Descartes
- Penguin books ltd digital
- 30 Juin 2005
- 9780141944203
René Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty. Drawing on his own work in geometry, optics, astrono...
