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Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
Series: Hackett Classics
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This edition contains Donald Cress' completely revised translation of the Meditations (from the corrected Latin edition) and recent corrections to the Discourse on Method , bringing this version even closer to Descartes' original, while maintaining the clear and accessible style of a classic teaching edition.
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This new edition contains Donald Cress's completely revised translation of the Meditations (from the corrected Latin edition) and recent corrections to Discourse on Method, bringing this version even closer to Descartes's original, while maintaining the clear and accessible style of a classic teaching edition.
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The new version of Cress's translation of Descartes's works is praised for its readability and fidelity to the original, making it especially valuable for educational purposes. Reviewers also consider it an excellent edition offered at a fair price.
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ISBN: 9780872204201
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 June 1999
Country: United States
Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Edition: Fourth Edition,4
Illustration: Illustrations
Contributors:
- Translated by Donald A. Cress
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 114g
Pages: 128
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