In Meditations on First Philosophy, René Descartes leads readers into the heart of the most radical philosophical inquiry: what can we know for certain when everything is doubted? From the collapse of sensory certainty to the discovery of “I think, therefore I am,” Descartes formulated a new foundation for modern philosophy.
The six meditations he composed not only meticulously sift through doubt but also construct arguments about the existence of God, the clarity of the soul, and the fundamental difference between mind and body. The clarity of logic, equivalent to geometric proofs, makes this work a steadfast milestone in the history of Western thought.