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Philosophical Works

René Descartes

Translated by John Veitch

BOOK TYPE
Literature
READING TIME
About 7.2 hours
WORDS
86,757
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A collection of philosophical works.

Philosophy

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  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences
    1. Prefatory Note by the Author
    2. Discourse on the Method
      1. Part I
      2. Part II
      3. Part III
      4. Part IV
      5. Part V
      6. Part VI
  4. Meditations on the First Philosophy: In Which the Existence of God and the Immortality of the Soul Are Demonstrated
    1. Dedication
    2. Preface to the Reader
    3. Synopsis of the Six Following Meditations
    4. Meditations on the First Philosophy
      1. Meditation I: Of the Things of Which We May Doubt
      2. Meditation II: Of the Nature of the Human Mind; and That It Is More Easily Known Than the Body
      3. Meditation III: Of God: That He Exists
      4. Meditation IV: Of Truth and Error
      5. Meditation V: Of the Essence of Material Things; and, Again, of God; That He Exists
      6. Meditation VI: Of the Existence of Material Things, and of the Real Distinction Between the Mind and Body of Man
  5. Selections from the Principles of Philosophy
    1. Letter of the Author to the French Translator of the Principles of Philosophy Serving for a Preface
    2. Dedication
    3. Selections from the Principles of Philosophy
      1. Part I: Of the Principles of Human Knowledge
        1. I
        2. II
        3. III
        4. IV
        5. V
        6. VI
        7. VII
        8. VIII
        9. IX
        10. X
        11. XI
        12. XII
        13. XIII
        14. XIV
        15. XV
        16. XVI
        17. XVII
        18. XVIII
        19. XIX
        20. XX
        21. XXI
        22. XXII
        23. XXIII
        24. XXIV
        25. XXV
        26. XXVI
        27. XXVII
        28. XXVIII
        29. XXIX
        30. XXX
        31. XXXI
        32. XXXII
        33. XXXIII
        34. XXXIV
        35. XXXV
        36. XXXVI
        37. XXXVII
        38. XXXVIII
        39. XXXIX
        40. XL
        41. XLI
        42. XLII
        43. XLIII
        44. XLIV
        45. XLV
        46. XLVI
        47. XLVII
        48. XLVIII
        49. XLIX
        50. L
        51. LI
        52. LII
        53. LIII
        54. LIV
        55. LV
        56. LVI
        57. LVII
        58. LVIII
        59. LIX
        60. LX
        61. LXI
        62. LXII
        63. LXIII
        64. LXIV
        65. LXV
        66. LXVI
        67. LXVII
        68. LXVIII
        69. LXIX
        70. LXX
        71. LXXI
        72. LXXII
        73. LXXIII
        74. LXXIV
        75. LXXV
        76. LXXVI
      2. Part II: Of the Principles of Material Things
        1. I
        2. II
        3. III
        4. IV
        5. V
        6. VI
        7. VII
        8. VIII
        9. IX
        10. X
        11. XI
        12. XII
        13. XIII
        14. XIV
        15. XV
        16. XVI
        17. XVII
        18. XVIII
        19. XIX
        20. XX
        21. XXI
        22. XXII
        23. XXIII
        24. XXIV
        25. XXV
      3. Part III: Of the Visible World
        1. I
        2. II
        3. III
      4. Part IV: Of the Earth
        1. CLXXXVIII
        2. CLXXXIX
        3. CXC
        4. CXCI
        5. CXCII
        6. CXCIII
        7. CXCIV
        8. CXCV
        9. CXCVI
        10. CXCVII
        11. CXCVIII
        12. CXCIX
        13. CC
        14. CCI
        15. CCII
        16. CCIII
        17. CCIV
        18. CCV
        19. CCVI
        20. CCVII
  6. Appendix
  7. Endnotes
  8. Colophon
  9. Uncopyright

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SOURCE PUBLICATION DATE
2025-01-16
SOURCE EDITION UPDATED
2026-08-26
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2026-10-13
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  • The League of Moveable Type (tyd)
  • René Descartes (aut, dto)
  • John Veitch (ann, trl)
  • Frans Hals (art)
  • Ilana Newby (trc)
  • Greg Newby (trc)
  • Steve Harris (trc)
  • Charles Franks (trc)
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