Discourse on Method (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading): And Meditations on the First Philosophy
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Discourse on Method (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading): And Meditations on the First Philosophy
By (Author) Rene Descartes
Introduction by E. Nicole Meyer
Translated by John Veitch
Union Square & Co.
Barnes & Noble Inc
18th March 2004
Customer-Specific
United States
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General
Non Fiction
194
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Paperback
176
Width 140mm, Height 210mm
Description
Rene Descartes was born in La Haye, known today as La Haye-Descartes in 1596. After studying classical literature, history, rhetoric, and philosophy at the college des Jesuites de la Fleche, he obtained his law degree from the University of Poitiers. In 1618, he enrolled in the Dutch army commanded by the prince Maurice of Nassau. Upon invitation by Queen Christina of Sweden, Descartes moved to Sweden in 1649 in order to tutor her in philosophy. Shortly thereafter he became ill with pneumonia and died in early 1650.
