Meditations [on First Philosophy] and Other Writings

Descartes's fundamental and originating work of the modern era in Western philosophy, together with several other works, translated with notes by Desmond Clarke, with an introduction by Nicholas Humphrey and illustrations by Shout. Contents include: Introduction; Chronology; Note on References to Descartes; Meditations on First Philosophy (1641); Discourse on Method (1637); Rules for Guiding One's Intelligence (1628); Selected Correspondence, 1636-9, 1643-49; Translator's Notes.