Meditations on First Philosophy
René Descartes · Early Modern · Philosophy
Early Modern · Philosophy
Discourse on Method
by René Descartes. Descartes rebuilds knowledge from methodical doubt, arriving at the thinking self as an indubitable foundation.
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- Date
- 1637
- Origin
- France
- Era
- Early Modern
- Genre
- Philosophy
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Why it matters
Descartes rebuilds knowledge from methodical doubt, arriving at the thinking self as an indubitable foundation.
This work is included on the basis of great books / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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