The Blackwell Guide to Descartes' Meditations (Blackwell Guides to Great Works, Vol. 2)

Introduction / Stephen Gaukroger -- The meditations and the objections and replies / Roger Ariew -- Descartes and scepticism / Charles Larmore -- The cogito and foundations of knowledge / Edwin Curley -- The nature of the mind / Marleen Rozemond -- The doctrine of substance / Jorge Secada -- The doctrine of ideas / Steven Nadler -- Proofs for the existence of God / Lawrence Nolan and Alan Nelson -- The Cartesian circle / Gary Hatfield -- Judgement and will / Michael Della Rocca -- Descartes' proof of the existence of matter / Desmond M. Clarke -- The mind-body relation / John Cottingham -- Seventeenth-century responses to the meditations / Tad M. Schmaltz -- Appendix : Descartes' Six metaphysical meditations, trans. William Molyneux (1680).;Consisting of twelve newly commissioned essays and enhanced by William Molyneux's famous early translation of the Meditations. Situates the Meditations in its philosophical and historical context. Touches on all of the major themes of the Meditations, including the mind-body relation, the nature of the mind, and the existence of the material world. Contained In This Volume Are Twelve Essays On One Of The Widely Taught Texts In The History Of Philosophy. It Touches On The Themes Of The Meditations, Including The Mind - Body Relation, The Nature Of The Mind, And The Existence Of The Material World. It Also Includes William Molyneux's Famous Early Translation Of The Meditations. Introduction / Stephen Gaukroger -- The Meditations And The Objections And Replies / Roger Ariew -- Descartes And Scepticism / Charles Larmore -- The Cogito And Foundations Of Knowledge / Edwin Curley -- The Nature Of The Mind / Marleen Rozemond -- The Doctrine Of Substance / Jorge Secada -- The Doctrine Of Ideas / Steven Nadler -- Proofs For The Existence Of God / Lawrence Nolan And Alan Nelson -- The Cartesian Circle / Gary Hatfield -- Judgement And Will / Michael Della Rocca -- Descartes' Proof Of The Existence Of Matter / Desmond M. Clarke -- The Mind-body Relation / John Cottingham -- Seventeenth-century Responses To The Meditations / Tad M. Schmaltz -- Appendix : Descartes' Six Metaphysical Meditations, Trans. William Molyneux (1680). Edited By Stephen Gaukroger. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [243]-249) And Index. The Blackwell Guide to Descartes' Meditations consists of twelve newly commissioned essays on one of the most influential and widely taught texts in the history of philosophy. The volume touches on all of the major themes of the Meditations, including the mind-body relation, the nature of the mind, and the existence of the material world. The volume also includes William Molyneux's famous early translation of the Meditations. Situating the Meditations' arguments in their philosophical and historical context, the essays in this volume constitute an ideal companion to Descartes' masterwork.

Consisting of twelve newly commissioned essays and enhanced by William Molyneux’s famous early translation of the Meditations, this volume touches on all the major themes of one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy.

• Situates the Meditations in its philosophical and historical context.
  
• Touches on all of the major themes of the Meditations, including the mind-body relation, the nature of the mind, and the existence of the material world.

Consisting of twelve newly commissioned essays and enhanced by William Molyneux's famous early translation of the Meditations, this volume touches on all the major themes of one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy. * Situates the Meditations in its philosophical and historical context. In Descartes' Meditations (1641) epistemology takes center stage in philosophy for the first time, and it does so in an especially dramatic form, offering a mental purging of a kind previously only encountered in religious literature.