Product Description

This guidebook will be an indispensable introduction to what is one of the most important texts in the history of philosophy. Offering an introduction to the background, a careful reading of the text and an investigation of main themes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #105787 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
'This is a very good introduction. It is written at just the right level, and is extremely clear ... everything is presented fairly, and in a way that genuinely engages the issues. This is the best current introduction to the Meditations.' - Stephen Gaukroger, University of Sydney

'A superior piece of work. I can't think of any other work that sets for itself as ambitious a task or that does as well with anything like it.' - Roger Ariew, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

From the Back Cover
Descartes' Meditations is one of the most widely read philosophical texts and has marked the beginning of what we now consider as modern philosophy. It is the first text that most students of philosophy are introduced to and this guidebook will be an indispensable introduction to what is undeniably one of the most important texts in the history of philosophy. Gary Hatfield offers a clear and concise introduction to Descartes' background, a careful reading of the Meditations and a methodological investigation of its main themes. As with all the guidebooks, this is an exemplary companion to any reading of the Meditations.

Customer Reviews

Highly Recommended
This Routledge guidebook is excellent for people have come to read Descartes' Meditations for the first time. While the Meditations themselves are well-written, this guidebook will help reader grasp not only the ideas presented in the work, but also their implications, and of course the arguments and counter-arguments put forward by other thinkers.