Meditations on First Philosophy

Description: Meditations on First Philosophy Meditations on First Philosophy Rene Descartes The Meditations on First Philosophy, which carries the subtitle “In which the existence of God and the immortality of the soul are demonstrated”, is a detailed presentation of the metaphysical and philosophical systems of Descartes that became a fundamental document in the development of western thought and one of the most influential ever written. The book consists of six meditations in a narrative voice that suggests they had taken place in six days; each refers to the previous as “yesterday”. In the course of the narrative he attempts to discard belief in things which are not for certain and establish what can, in fact, be known for sure. Meditations was one of the first manuscript to undergo peer review: Descartes submitted his manuscript to numerous philosophers and theologians prior to publication, and included the objections and his replies in the first edition. The product of two years of effort, it first appeared in Latin in 1641 and was translated into French as Médiatations Métaphysiques in 1647. The first two meditations, which used the skeptical method of doubt to conclude that only the ego and its thoughts are unquestionably true, exerted a huge impact in the history of philosophy and are considered an indispensable first lesson in modern philosophical thinking. The Meditations continues to be a standard text in most university philosophy departments. Play sample: Product Details Read by: D. E. Wittkower Length: 3 hours and 27 minutes Type: Solo reading Media: MP3 CD Package: CD jacket Item No.: CJ-1187 EAN: 0687700170167 List Price: $9.99 Credits Production Book Coordinator: D. E. Wittkower Meta Coordinator: Gesine Artwork Cover: Portrait of Rene Descartes circa 1647-1649, by Jan Baptiste Weenix Inset: Frontispiece to Meditationes de prima philosophia - Renatus Cartesius. Inset: Portrait of Rene Descartes circa 1649-1700 After Frans Hals (1582/1583-1666). Louvre Museum. Insert: Rene Descartes in his writing studio. Artist unknown. The Recordings About MP3 Audio This MP3 digital audiobook is duplicated on compact disc in the MP3 audio format and is designed to play on any computer. It will play on CD and DVD players that are designed with MP3 capability. The files contained in an MP3 CD can be imported and played on mobile devices such as the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android tablets and smart phones and on PSP (Play Station Portable) and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices. Your CD/DVD player or mobile device owner’s manual should specify whether the device has MP3 compatibility. If the device is not directly compatible with the MP3 Audio format, the files on the MP3 CD can be copied onto a computer drive and then played on the computer media player or transferred to a mobile device. 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Table of Contents Track Section Length 01 00a - Letter of Dedication 12:46 02 00b - Preface to the Reader 8:37 03 00c - Synopsis of the Six Following Meditations 11:00 04 01 - Meditation I: Of the Things of which We may Doubt 16:01 05 02 - Meditation II: Of the Nature of the Human Mind; And that it is More Easily Known than the Body 28:25 06 03 - Meditation III: Of God: That He Exists 46:39 07 04 - Meditation IV: Of Truth and Error 23:32 08 05 - Meditation V: Of the Essence of Material Things; And Again Of God; That He Exists 18:29 09 06 - Meditation VI: Of the Existence of Material Things And of the Real Distinction Between the Mind and Body of Man 41:47 Terms and Conditions Terms of Sale The buyer can pay using the Checkout button when the listing ends or wait to receive an automated email invoice shortly after the listing ends with totals and payment instructions. Checkout must be completed within 7 days of the close of listing. 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