René Descartes

1596 - 1650

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Discourse on Method (1637)

Meditations on First Philosophy (1641)

Principles of Philosophy (1644)

Secondary Source Material:
    
Descartes' Epistemology: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    RenĂ© Descartes: Catholic Encyclopedia
    Descartes: Weber - History of Philosophy    

Miscellanae:
    The Cartesian School: Weber - History of Philosophy
    17th Century Reaction to Mind/Body Dualism   
    Continental Rationalism: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    Ontological Arguments: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    "On Descartes and Newton": Voltaire - Letters on England
   
Descartes: Hegel - Lectures on the History of Philosophy
   
Medieval elements in Descartes: John Kilcullen
    Biographical Information    

 

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