About the Book: Discourse on Method and Related Writings
This is the second of a new two-volume edition of the works of Descartes in
Penguin Classics. This volume is designed for students who approach Descartes
from the point of view of his philosophy of science. Includes DISCOURSE ON
METHOD, the most accessible and well-known of his discussions of scientific
method; the first seven chapters of the earlier, unpublished work, THE WORLD; as
well as a selection of Descartes correspondence and his replies to his critics.
About the Author: Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes (1596-1650), the French philosopher and mathematician, is
generally regarded as the founder of modern