{"product_id":"rene-descartes-meditations-and-other-metaphysical-writings","title":"Rene Descartes: Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTRANSLATED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DESMOND M. CLARKE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the works of the man claimed by many as the father of modern philosophy, the Meditations (1641), must surely be Rene Descartes' masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six Meditations and accompanying selections from the Objections and Replies provide a definitive statement of what Descartes intended as the foundations of his whole philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis project was to resolve the epistemological questions brought about by the prevailing scepticism of his age; to build, from the basis of self-awareness (Cogito, ergo sum), through the notion of a benevolent God, to a systematic and novel approach to metaphysics, and to construct a secure starting-point for science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Landmark Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46662519652592,"sku":"9780140447019","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1385\/8477\/files\/Screenshot2024-11-10at9.50.14PM.png?v=1731297021","url":"https:\/\/landmark-booksellers.myshopify.com\/products\/rene-descartes-meditations-and-other-metaphysical-writings","provider":"Landmark Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}