Questo influente pensatore del XVII secolo è acclamato come il padre della filosofia moderna e una figura chiave della Rivoluzione Scientifica. I suoi scritti hanno plasmato profondamente il pensiero occidentale successivo e rimangono oggetto di studio essenziale. In matematica, istituì la geometria analitica, collegando algebra e geometria e ponendo le basi per il calcolo infinitesimale. Le sue indagini filosofiche sulla mente e sul meccanismo anticiparono le successive esplorazioni sull'intelligenza artificiale, con la sua famosa affermazione "Penso, dunque sono" che racchiude la sua ricerca di certezza.
Frammenti giovanili, Regole, La ricerca della verità, Il Mondo, L'Uomo, Discorso sul metodo
346pagine
13 ore di lettura
Opere filosofiche. Volume 1. Frammenti giovanili - Regole per la guida dell'intelligenza - La ricerca della verit mediante il lume naturale - Il Mondo o Trattato della luce - L'Uomo - Discorso sul metodo. Introduzione di Eugenio Garin. Traduzioni di Eugenio Garin, Gallo Galli, Maria Garin 8vo. pp. XXVIII-346. . Ottimo (Fine). . . .
Testo francese a fronte La grandezza di Descartes, oggi, coincide con la notorietà del suo metodo: la determinazione a non accettare nulla sulla fiducia influenzerà in modo definitivo l'idea moderna secondo cui la ricerca della verità è esclusivamente individuale. Il filosofo francese propone il suo Discorso, composto originariamente come prefazione ai saggi, "solo come una storia o, se preferire, una favola", nella speranza che "tutti mi siano grati della franchezza". Eppure non si deve ignorare che con questa "favola" Descartes sta fondando il pensiero scientifico moderno, che le sue pagine contengono l'essenziale di quella'logica della scoperta" che lo aveva condotto a risultati paragonabili a quelli di Galileo e Newton.
The new translation offers a fresh perspective by relying solely on the Latin text, distinguishing it from the older version by Haldane and Ross, which utilized a composite text from both French and Latin sources. This edition highlights significant differences in the French version through detailed footnotes, providing readers with a clearer understanding of the original Latin text.
This authoritative translation by John Cottingham of the Meditations is taken from the much acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of the Philosophical Writings of Descartes. It is based on the best available texts and presents Descartes' central metaphysical writings in clear, readable modern English.
In The Essential Descartes, the passion, precision, and deep humanity of this avant-garde 17th-century thinker are presented in a selection from his most profound writings, including his Discourse on Method, Meditations on First Philosophy, and Rules for the Direction of the Mind.
Widely regarded as the father of modern Western philosophy, Descartes sought
to look beyond established ideas and create a thought system based on reason.
In this work, he meditates on doubt, the human soul, God, truth and the nature
of existence itself.
The Meditations on First Philosophy is one of Descartes's best-known works and one of the most influential philosophical texts ever written, this treatise offers Descartes' metaphysical views on the relationship between the mind and thought, the nature of reality and how accumulated knowledge and our experiences affect us. First published in 1641, the work consists of six meditations on the following the dubiousness of thoughts and assumptions - as Descartes puts it, 'what can be called into doubt'; the nature of the human mind; the existence of God; truth versus falsehood; the essence of material things and, finally, the difference between mind and body. For anyone interested in the study of philosophy, this is an essential and illuminating read.This volume also includes the great philosopher's Discourse on the Method, a brilliant discussion of reasoning and experimentation which helped establish the foundations of the scientific process, a selection of enlightening essays from his Principles of Philosophy and a classic introduction by Frank Sewall.
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.
