Selections From The Principles Of Philosophy

Author : Reuven Agushevits
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781602800243
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Philosophy written by Reuven Agushevits and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Principles of Philosophy is an attempt, by a self-taught genius, to persuade the Yiddish speaking public that philosophy has not lost its central importance vis a vis both religion and science. He does this, first, by identifying religion with philosophy - and he is the first Orthodox rabbi since Maimonides to do so. Next, he argues that philosophical principles, which are broader than those of science, are at the basis of all existence, and that the same principles that account for the organization of matter can account for the varieties of human organization (and disorganization). He argues, finally, that the study of philosophy itself can lead to the weakening of egotism and the strengthening of altruism."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781720921981
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selections from the Principles of Philosophy written by René Descartes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selections from the Principles of Philosophy of Rene Descartes. Principles of Philosophy is a book by René Descartes. In essence it is a synthesis of the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. It was written in Latin, published in 1644 and dedicated to Elisabeth of Bohemia, with whom Descartes had a long-standing friendship. A French version (Les Principes de la Philosophie) followed in 1647. It set forth the principles of nature-the Laws of Physics-as Descartes viewed them. Most notably, it set forth the principle that in the absence of external forces, an object's motion will be uniform and in a straight line. The version of my principles which you have been at pains to make, is so elegant and finished as to lead me to expect that the work will be more generally read in French than in Latin, and better understood. The only apprehension I entertain is lest the title should deter some who have not been brought up to letters, or with whom philosophy is in bad repute, because the kind they were taught has proved unsatisfactory; and this makes me think that it will be useful to add a preface to it for the purpose of showing what the MATTER of the work is, what END I had in view in writing it, and what UTILITY may be derived from it. But although it might be my part to write a preface of this nature, seeing I ought to know those particulars better than any other person, I cannot nevertheless prevail upon myself to do anything more than merely to give a summary of the chief points that fall, as I think, to be discussed in it: and I leave it to your discretion to present to the public such part of them as you shall judge proper. I should have desired, in the first place, to explain in it what philosophy is, by commencing with the most common matters, as, for example, that the word PHILOSOPHY signifies the study of wisdom, and that by wisdom is to be understood not merely prudence in the management of affairs, but a perfect knowledge of all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts, and that knowledge to subserve these ends must necessarily be deduced from first causes; so that in order to study the acquisition of it (which is properly called philosophizing), we must commence with the investigation of those first causes which are called PRINCIPLES.

Author : Rene Descartes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781726253093
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Principles of Philosophy written by Rene Descartes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Principles of Philosophy By Rene Descartes The only apprehension I entertain is lest the title should deter some who have not been brought up to letters, or with whom philosophy is in bad repute, because the kind they were taught has proved unsatisfactory; and this makes me think that it will be useful to add a preface to it for the purpose of showing what the MATTER of the work is, what END I had in view in writing it, and what UTILITY may be derived from it. But although it might be my part to write a preface of this nature, seeing I ought to know those particulars better than any other person, I cannot nevertheless prevail upon myself to do anything more than merely to give a summary of the chief points that fall, as I think, to be discussed in it: and I leave it to your discretion to present to the public such part of them as you shall judge proper.

Author : Descartes Rene
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781318758241
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selections from the Principles of Philosophy written by Descartes Rene and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781545247921
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selections from the Principles of Philosophy written by René Descartes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selections from the Principles of Philosophy - Rene Descartes - Translated by John Veitch - Principles of Philosophy is a book by Ren� Descartes. In essence it is a synthesis of the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy It was written in Latin, published in 1644 and dedicated to Elisabeth of Bohemia, with whom Descartes had a long-standing friendship. A French version (Les Principes de la Philosophie) followed in 1647. It set forth the principles of nature-the Laws of Physics-as Descartes viewed them. Most notably, it set forth the principle that in the absence of external forces, an object's motion will be uniform and in a straight line. Newton borrowed this principle from Descartes and included it in his own Principia; to this day, it is still generally referred to as Newton's First Law of Motion. The book was primarily intended to replace the Aristotelian curriculum then used in French and British Universities. The work provides a systematic statement of his metaphysics and natural philosophy, and represents the first truly comprehensive, mechanistic account of the universe.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141936061
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings written by René Descartes and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2003-08-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the works of the man claimed by many as the father of modern philosophy, the MEDITATIONS, first published in 1641, must surely be Rene Descartes' masterpiece. This volume consists of not only a new translation of the original Latin text and the expanded objections and replies, but also includes selected correspondence and other metaphysical writings from the period 1641-49.

Author : Rene Descartes
Publisher : BookRix
ISBN 13 : 3736807597
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Principles of Philosophy written by Rene Descartes and published by BookRix. This book was released on 2019-01-09 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles of Philosophy is a book by Rene Descartes. It is basically a synthesis of the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. It set forth the principles of nature—the Laws of Physics--as Descartes viewed them. Most notably, it set forth the principle that in the absence of external forces, an object's motion will be uniform and in a straight line. Newton borrowed this principle from Descartes and included it in his own Principia; to this day, it is still generally referred to as Newton's First Law of Motion. The book was primarily intended to replace the Aristotelian curriculum then used in French and British Universities. Descartes's use of the word "philosophy" in the title refers to "natural philosophy", which is what science was called at that time.

Author : Rene Descartes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781544784373
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selections from the Principles of Philosophy written by Rene Descartes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selections from the Principles of Philosophy by René Descartes

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533252791
Total Pages : 52 pages
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Download or read book Selections from the Principles of Philosophy of Rene Descartes written by René Descartes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Author : René Descartes
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book Discourse on Method written by René Descartes and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-12-20 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Le Discours de la méthode (sous-titré : Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences) est un texte philosophique publié anonymement par René Descartes à Leyde le 8 juin 1637. Il devait originellement servir d'introduction générale aux traités scientifiques écrits par l'auteur (La Dioptrique, Les Météores et La Géométrie). Il s'agissait pour Descartes « d’en dire assez pour faire juger que les nouvelles opinions, qui se verraient dans la Dioptrique et dans les Météores, n’étaient point conçues à la légère. Toutefois, la célébrité du texte est devenue telle, qu’il est désormais souvent publié seul, comme un essai indépendant. Il est reconnu comme l'une des œuvres fondatrices de la philosophie occidentale."