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"The translators deserve our appreciation, and everyone who studies or teaches Descartes--to any degree or at any level--should adopt their lucid rendition. We have a new industry standard." William Edward Morris, Teaching Philosophy.

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These two volumes provide a completely new translation of the philosophical works of Descartes, based on the best available Latin and French texts. They are intended to replace the only reasonably comprehensive selection of his works in English, by Haldane and Ross, first published in 1911. All the works included in that edition are translated here, together with a number of additional texts crucial for an understanding of Cartesian philosophy, including important material from Descartes' scientific writings. The result should meet the widespread demand for an accurate and authoritative edition of Descartes' philosophical writings in clear and readable modern English.

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The aim of our studies should be to direct the mind with a view to forming true and sound judgements about whatever comes before it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
striated particles, venous artery, arterial vein, corporeal imagination, seminal material, tiny fibres, little fibres, mental intuition, contiguous bodies, coarser parts, external sense organs, modal distinction, celestial matter, corporeal substance, little gland, twelve rules, internal place, intellectual joy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Certain Broadsheet, Description of the Human Body, Rule Seven, Holy Scripture, Rule Eight, Rule Eleven, Rule Four, Rule Nine, Rule Thirteen, Rule Three, Rule Two, Holy Ghost New!
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