Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy
With Selections from the Objections and Replies

This is an updated edition of John Cottingham's acclaimed translation of Descartes's philosophical masterpiece, including an abridgement of Descartes's Objections and Replies.

John Cottingham (Edited and translated by)

9781107059207, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 February 2017

214 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 1.4 cm, 0.46 kg

Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy remains one of the most widely studied works of Western philosophy. This volume is a refreshed and updated edition of John Cottingham's bestselling 1996 edition, based on his translation in the acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of The Philosophical Writings of Descartes. It presents the complete text of Descartes's central metaphysical masterpiece, the Meditations, in clear, readable modern English, and it offers the reader additional material in a thematic abridgement of the Objections and Replies, providing a deeper understanding of how Descartes developed and clarified his arguments in response to critics. Cottingham also provides an updated introduction, together with a substantially revised bibliography, taking into account recent literature and developments in Descartes studies. The volume will be a vital resource for students reading the Meditations, as well as those studying Descartes and early modern philosophy.

Introductory essay Bernard Williams
Introduction
Chronology
Meditations on First Philosophy
Selections from the objections and replies
Index.

Subject Areas: Philosophy of mathematics [PBB], Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900 [HPCD], Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600 [HPCB]