Principles of Philosophy - Couverture souple

Descartes, Rene

 
9781604597400: Principles of Philosophy

Synopsis

Principles of Philosophy was written in Latin by René Descartes. Published in 1644, it was intended to replace Aristotle's philosophy and traditional Scholastic Philosophy. This volume contains a letter of the author to the French translator of the Principles of Philosophy serving for a Preface and a letter to the most serene princess, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Frederick, King of Bohemia, Count Palatine, and Elector of the Sacred Roman Empire. Principes de philosophie, by Claude Picot, under the supervision of Descartes, appeared in 1647 with a letter-preface to Queen Christina of Sweden.

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René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist whose work laid the foundations of modern philosophy and analytic geometry. His emphasis on methodical doubt and rational inquiry reshaped intellectual life in Europe, establishing principles that influenced both philosophical and scientific traditions. Descartes is widely regarded as a central figure in the development of rationalism and the modern conception of the self.

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