Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
By René Descartes
- Release Date: 2009-07-26
- Genre: Philosophy
Two works from the father of modern philosophy. In Discourse on Method, he formulated a scientific approach comprising four principles, including to accept only what reason recognizes as "clear and distinct." In Meditations, he explores the mind/body distinction, the nature of truth and error, the existence of God, and the essence of material things.