Meditations on First Philosophy
René Descartes · Early Modern · Philosophy
Early Modern · Philosophy
Discourse on Method
by René Descartes. Descartes rebuilds knowledge from methodical doubt, arriving at the thinking self as an indubitable foundation.
- Date
- 1637
- Origin
- France
- Era
- Early Modern
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Descartes rebuilds knowledge from methodical doubt, arriving at the thinking self as an indubitable foundation.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of great books / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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