Meditationes de prima philosophia

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Meditationes de prima philosophia

by René Descartes

LA·~2 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total
1

Bibliotheca Philosophorum

0:08
2

Vorwort.

4:14
3

SAPIENTISSIMIS Clarissimisque viris SACRAE FACULTATIS Theologiae Parisiensis Decano et Doctoribus RENATUS DES-CARTES.

8:14
4

Praefatio ad lectorem.

5:24
5

Synopsis sex sequentium meditationum.

6:35
6

Meditatio I. De iis quae in dubium revocari possunt.

9:19
7

Meditatio II. De natura mentis humanae. Quod ipsa sit notior quam corpus.

15:58
8

Meditatio III. De Deo, quod existat.

28:26
9

Meditatio IV. De vero et falso.

15:49
10

Meditatio V. De essentia rerum materialium, et iterum de Deo, quod existat.

12:38

Description

The work opens a quiet yet rigorous dialogue with the reader, inviting anyone who has ever questioned what can truly be known to step into a series of reflective pauses. Written in a time when philosophy and theology were still tightly woven, it offers a calm, methodical space where doubt becomes a tool rather than a stumbling block.

Across six short meditations the author systematically strips away assumptions, beginning with the most basic sensations and moving toward an unshakable foundation. By doubting even the reliability of the senses, he arrives at the famous certainty of personal existence, then builds a logical case for a perfect, non‑deceptive creator, and finally separates the thinking mind from the material body. The arguments are presented in clear, argumentative steps that encourage listeners to follow the reasoning and test their own intuitions.

The text’s influence stretches from the early modern academy to contemporary philosophy courses, making it a rewarding listen for students, curious minds, or anyone drawn to the timeless question of what it means to think and to be.

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Language

la

Duration

~2 hours (131K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2007-11-03

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

René Descartes

René Descartes

1596–1650

Best known for the line “I think, therefore I am,” this French philosopher and mathematician helped change how people understood knowledge, reason, and the natural world. His writing still feels fresh because it starts with a simple but radical question: what can we know for certain?

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