Key Philosophical Writings

By (author) Rene Descartes; Enrique Chavez-Arvizo; By (author) Descartes, Rene; Translated by Haldane, Elizabeth S.; Translated by Ross, G.R.T.; Edited by Chavez-Arvizo Enrique; Introduction by Chavez-Arvizo Enrique; Series edited by Griffith Tom
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Rene Descartes has been described as the "father" of modern philosophy. This selection of Descartes'' writings attempt to answer central questions surrounding self, God, free-will and knowledge, using the science of thought as opposed to received wisdom based on the tenets of faith.
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Translated by Elizabeth S. Haldane and G.R.T. Ross. Edited with an Introduction by Enrique Chavez-Arvizo.

Rene Descartes (1569-1650), the ‘father’ of modern philosophy, is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history: his genius lies at the core of our contemporary intellectual identity. Breaking with the conventions of his own time and suffering persecution by the Church as a consequence, Descartes in his writings - most of which are philosophical classics - attempted to answer the central questions surrounding the self, God, free-will and knowledge, using the science of thought as opposed to received wisdom based on the tenets of faith.

This edition, the most comprehensive one-volume selection of Descartes'' works available in English, includes his great essay, Discourse on Method.