{"product_id":"discourse-on-method-and-meditations-paperback","title":"Discourse on Method and Meditations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRené Descartes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth S. Haldane\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eG. R. T. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to be certain of anything? If so, how? The father of modern philosophy and the founder of rational method in philosophical thought, René Descartes (1596-1650) sought the answers to these questions and in doing so, addressed the most important of methods of thinking and understanding truth. In \u003ci\u003eDiscourse on Method, \u003c\/i\u003e he applies a scientific approach to philosophy that comprises four principles: to accept only what reason recognizes as \"clear and distinct\"; to analyze complex ideas by dividing them into smaller elements; to reconstruct the ideas; and to make accurate and complete enumerations of the data. His \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e proceed according to this method, exploring the mind\/body distinction, the nature of truth and error, the existence of God, and the essence of material things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176262340743,"sku":"9780486432526","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/190536a0dba538aefcce5802b3a6c442.webp?v=1733388324","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/discourse-on-method-and-meditations-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}