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Author: DESCARTES, RENE

History of Western philosophy

Published on 1 January 1900 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Classics of World Literature’ series.

Paperback | 432 pages
133 x 199 x 24 | 316g

Translated by Elizabeth S. Haldane and G.R.T. Ross. Edited with an Introduction by Enrique Chavez-Arvizo.

Rene Descartes (1569-1650), the ‘father’ of modern philosophy, is without doubt one of the greatest thinkers in history: his genius lies at the core of our contemporary intellectual identity. Breaking with the conventions of his own time and suffering persecution by the Church as a consequence, Descartes in his writings – most of which are philosophical classics – attempted to answer the central questions surrounding the self, God, free-will and knowledge, using the science of thought as opposed to received wisdom based on the tenets of faith.

This edition, the most comprehensive one-volume selection of Descartes’ works available in English, includes his great essay, Discourse on Method.