Six Metaphysical Meditations
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Of Things Doubtful.
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Of the Nature of Mans Mind, and that ’tis easier Proved to Be then our Body
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Of God, and that there Is a God.
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Of Truth and Falshood.
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Of the Essence of Things Material, and herein again of God, and that He does Exist.
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Of Corporeal Beings and their Existence, as also of the Real Difference between Mind and Body.
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René Descartes examines the grounds of certainty through six connected meditations on knowledge, God, and the distinction between mind and body. William Molyneux's English translation presents the arguments alongside objections by Thomas Hobbes and Descartes's answers. In his preface, Molyneux explains why he has favoured precision over polished phrasing: each stage of the reasoning depends on what came before.
The discussion of error links mistaken judgments to a will that reaches beyond clear understanding. Descartes then turns to material things, considering length, breadth, thickness, motion, and the idea of a triangle before asking about existence outside the mind. These passages make the book useful for readers interested in how a philosophical argument proceeds through definitions and distinctions. Its older spelling and deliberate pace reward close reading, while the objections and replies give competing claims a place beside the main argument.
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- Author
- René Descartes
- Reading time
- About 2 hours
- Pages
- 76
- Language
- English
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- Philosophy
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