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). . . .
This unabridged republication features the definitive English translation of a monumental classic in science, originally published in 1637. It has been hailed as "the greatest single step ever made in the progress of the exact sciences" and as a work that "remade geometry and made modern geometry possible." This volume marks the founding of modern analytical geometry, bridging geometry with algebra and analysis. Descartes systematically classified curves and demonstrated the algebraic solutions of geometric problems, while his geometric interpretation of negative quantities laid the groundwork for later concepts of continuity and the theory of functions. The third book offers significant contributions to the theory of equations. This edition includes the complete Smith-Latham translation of Descartes' three Problems: the Construction of which Requires Only Straight Lines and Circles; On the Nature of Curved Lines; and On the Construction of Solid and Supersolid Problems. Each page of the translation is interleaved with a facsimile of the original 1637 French text, complete with Descartes' original illustrations. Additionally, 248 footnotes provide clarifications and further bibliographic resources.
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.
