Ebook: Meditations, Objections, and Replies

Meditations on first philosophy -- Synopsis of the meditations -- Meditation one : concerning those things that can be called into doubt -- Meditation two : concerning the nature of the human mind : that it is better known than the human body -- Meditation three : concerning God, that he exists -- Meditation four : concerning the true and the false -- Meditation five : concerning the essence of material things, and again concerning God, that he exists -- Meditation six : concerning the existence of material things, and the real distinction between mind and body -- Objections by some learned men to the preceding meditations, with replies by the author -- First set of objections -- Reply by the author to the first set of objections -- Second set of objections -- Reply to the second set of objections -- Third set of objections, by a famous English philosopher, with the author's replies -- Fourth set of objections : a letter to the distinguished gentleman -- Reply to the fourth set of objections -- Announcement by the author regarding the fifth set of objections -- Letter from Descartes to Clerselier serving as a reply to a selection of the principal counter-objections made by Gassendi against the preceding replies -- Sixth set of objections -- Reply to the sixth set of objections.;"This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes' replies, in their entirety. The letter serving as a reply to Gassendi--in which several of Descartes' associates present Gassendi's best arguments and Descartes' replies--conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously extended exchange. Roger Ariew's illuminating Introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual environment surrounding its reception."--Publisher's website.