Socrates Meets Descartes

  • Year 2007
  • Type Book
  • Genre philosophy
  • Tradition Catholic
  • Original language English

For For students meeting Descartes for the first time who want his method tested in dialogue; not for specialists.

Should I read this?

For the general reader
4 of 5 strongly recommended
For the researcher
3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5 moderate

Socrates cross-examines Descartes about the Discourse on Method.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 5 of 5
  • Scriptural 0 of 5
  • Experiential 0 of 5
  • Sociological 0 of 5
  • Historical 1 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

Published by Ignatius Press in 2007, a volume of the Socrates Meets series. Socrates cross-examines René Descartes, father of modern philosophy, about the Discourse on Method and the certainty of human knowledge.

Catalog IDW.0STH4F.G

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