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A Discourse on Method

Meditations on the First Philosophy: Principles of Philosophy

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A Discourse on Method

By: René Descartes
Narrated by: James Adams
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 By calling everything into doubt, Descartes laid the foundations of modern philosophy. With the celebrated words "I think therefore I am," his compelling argument swept aside ancient and medieval traditions. He deduced that human beings consist of minds and bodies; that these are totally distinct "substances"; that God exists and that He ensures we can trust the evidence of our senses. Ushering in the "scientific revolution" of Galileo and Newton, his ideas have set the agenda for debate ever since. His philosophical methods and investigation changed the course of Western philosophy and led to or transformed the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, physics and mathematics, political theory and ethics.Public Domain (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Epistemology History History & Philosophy Philosophy Science Metaphysical Mathematics
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My first and overwhelming response was the absolute self confidence that Descartes displays, secondly that his position culturally and theologically predetermined his thought processes so that despite his commitment to personal investigation he arrives at a compromised position. Certainly much to gain from the excellent reading.

Descartes, the Selfish Giant

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Well done audiobook. Clear voice. Good translation. This really helped me get through this somewhat insane quicksand pit of ideas. The discourse on method is better/more interesting of the two halves but gee~ just how much Mr. Descartes takes time to go through it. Both halves have great ideas but there is just so much filler in-between. It’s exhausting. Afterwards you wonder if you really know nothing at all for real.

Historically important… But also a complete drag to get through

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Just leaving this review to point out that the other reviewer is mistaken - this audiobook contains A Discourse on Method, Meditations on First Philosophy, and Principles of Philosophy, and so is as advertised (actually with more content, not less). Meditations begin on chapter 7. Principles begins on Chapter 16.
Performance and production are both excellent.

Contains Discourse, Meditations, and Principles.

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discourse and meditations were amazing. principles got a but monotonous but we're still intresting and detailed its probably a good idea to have something else to listen to also or do it in small chunks

very informative

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