ABSTRACT

Rene Descartes is generally accepted as the "father of modern philosophy", and his Meditations is perhaps the most famous philosophical text ever written.
In this Routledge Philosophy GuideBook, Gary Hatfield guides the reader through the text of the Meditations, providing commentary and analysis throughout. He assesses Descartes' importance in the history of philosophy and his continuing relevance to contemporary thought.
Descartes and the Meditations will be essential reading for all students of philosophy, and for anyone coming to Descartes for the first time.

part |1 pages

Part I OVERVIEW AND SYNOPSIS

chapter 1|33 pages

Descartes’ project 4

chapter 2|31 pages

Reading the Meditations

part |1 pages

Part III BEYOND THE MEDITATIONS

chapter 10|20 pages

Legacy and contribution