Book
Discourse on Method
- Published
- 1637
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co Inc
- Pages
- 58
- Words
- 62546
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/159420.A_Discourse_on_the_Method
Reading measures
- Lexile
- 1840L
Descartes' Discourse marks a watershed in European thought; in it, the author sets out in brief his radical new philosophy, which begins with a proof of the existence of the self (the famous "cogito ergo sum"). Next he deduces from it the existence and nature of God, and ends by offering a radical new account of the physical world and of human and animal nature. Written in everyday language and meant to be read by common people of the day, it swept away all previous philosophical traditions.
Collections
Harvard ClassicsSt. John's College · 2TJEd Adult Recommended
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780872204225
- ISBN-10
- 0872204227
Tags
ClassicsHarvard ClassicsHistoryRenaissanceScienceScience-PhilosophySt. John's CollegeThomas Jefferson Education Adult