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Loading... Meditaciones metafÃsicas (Spanish Edition) (original 1641; edition 1994)by René Descartes
Work detailsMeditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes (1641)
None.  shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 |  « Les personnages d'O. Henry. sont portés par des passions simples, comme celle du tabac, de la confidence facile » ou, comme dans Le Profil magique, par celle de l'argent... On voit là une Américaine, aussi riche qu'avare, s'éprendre à la folie de la jeune dactylo qui officie dans le « Remingtorium » de son hôtel. Pour l'absurde raison que son profil grec lui rappelle... celui qui orne le dollar d'argent! « O. Henry, c'est La Fontaine égaré dans un western ou chatouillant du pied la fourmilière new-yorkaise. Ses contes sont des fables modernes... Soutenue par la bouffonnerie de l'inspiration, une moralité commune s'en dégage où il apparaît qu'O. Henry aura passé le meilleur de sa vie à illustrer Le rat des villes et le rai des champs. » (Antoine Blondin.) PierreYvesMERCIER | Feb 19, 2012 | Descartes is of course famous for “Cogito Ergo Sum”, or “I think, therefore I am”, an argument which is laid out in these meditations … and OK, if one needs to spend the mental energy to prove one exists, fine. Hats off to the man for thinking deep thoughts and putting quill to parchment in 1641. But he then builds upon this to “prove” that God exists. I won’t recreate that argument here because it’s ridiculous, and a good example of how a philosopher can wrap himself up too much in a pseudo-intellectual argument to reach his desired conclusion, whatever it might be. Of course the Meditations have value and a solid place in the history of Western Philosophy, but I’d recommend turning to the philosophy of the East instead. I got very little out of these writings. (  ) gbill | Dec 9, 2011 | Translated from the Latin by Donald A. Cress.  austinwood | Sep 19, 2009 | With this book Descartes meditates on a question that has yet to be satisfactorally answered; how do the mind and body interact? The six Meditations he goes through are well structured in terms of the argument they put forward, and are easily understood, partly due to Descartes' skillful use of examples that everyone can relate to. While not being a truly great philosopher, Descartes' work has unquestionably had an impact on all philosophy since. This edition (ISBN 0521558182) contains a number of objections from contemporary philosophers and theologians, and Descartes' replies to them. (  )1  Cthulhu | Jan 18, 2007 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inDiscourse on Method / Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Britannica Great Books: Descartes and Spinoza by René Descartes The European Philosophers From Descartes to Nietzsche by Monroe C. Beardsley Has as a student's study guide
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I loathe his ontological argument beyond all believing, but don't mind me. You should read this and make your own decisions.
Edit: Reread. Still don't like his philosophy, but it's easier to read when you read it all at once and sequentially. (