Descartes' Meditations
Subtitle: background source materials
By: edited [and translated from the Latin and French] by Roger Ariew, John Cottingham, and Tom Sorell.
Contributors: Ariew, Roger.; Cottingham, John, 1943-; Sorell, Tom.
Series: Cambridge philosophical texts in context
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Descartes, René, 1596-1650.; First philosophy.; Metaphysics.; Philosophy, Modern -- 17th century -- Sources.
Description: "No single text has more importance for the history of philosophy than Descartes' Meditations. This unique collection of background material has been translated from the original French and Latin. The texts gathered here illustrate the kinds of principles, assumptions, and philosophical methods that were commonplace when Descartes was developing his ideas."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264) and index.