Cogito ergo sum” “Aku berpikir, karena itu aku ada.” Itulah kata-kata yang sangat populer dari Rene Descartes, filsuf dan matematikawan Prancis yang kadang disebut sebagai “Bapak Filsafat Modern” dan “Bapak Matematika Modern.” Descartes adalah salah satu pemikir paling penting dan berpengaruh dalam sejarah barat modern. Pemikirannya yang sangat revolusioner telah membuat sebuah …
Before publishing his landmark Meditations in 1641, Rene Descartes sent his manuscript to many leading thinkers to solicit their objections to his arguments. He included these objections, along with his own detailed replies, as part of the first edition. This unusual strategy gave Descartes a chance to address criticisms in advance and to demonstrate his willingness to consider diverse viewpoin…
This authoritative translation by John Cottingham of the Meditations is taken from the much acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of the Philosophical Writings of Descartes. It is based on the best available texts and presents Descartes' central metaphysical writings in clear, readable modern English.
Principles of Philosophy was written in Latin by René Descartes. Published in 1644, it was intended to replace Aristotle's philosophy and traditional Scholastic Philosophy. This volume contains a letter of the author to the French translator of the Principles of Philosophy serving for a Preface and a letter to the most serene princess, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Frederick, King of Bohemia, …
Banyak sebutan disandang oleh Rene Descartes. Dia adalah pencetus fisika matematis, penemu geometri analitis, dan tokoh penting dalam sejarah optik, maupun fisiologi, disamping ketenarannya sebagai matematikawan, dan filsuf. Dalam dunia filsafat, di disebut sebagai Bapak Filsafat Modern. Dialah yang membunyikan lonceng babak baru dalam metode berfilsafat, setelah gerakan pemikiran Abad Perte…