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Philosophy · 20 min

Meditations On First Philosophy

By René Descartes

René Descartes' radical experiment in doubt reveals how stripping away all assumptions can lead to the most fundamental truths about existence and self.

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“René Descartes' radical experiment in doubt reveals how stripping away all assumptions can lead to the most fundamental truths about existence and self.”

— René Descartes, Meditations On First Philosophy

What it is about

Philosophy, Certainty, Consciousness, Doubt

Who it is for

If you've ever felt the ground shift beneath your most deeply held beliefs, this will feel familiar a profound way to rebuild your understanding from an unshakeable foundation.

The author

René Descartes, a pivotal figure in Western philosophy, systematically dismantled all prior assumptions to establish a new foundation for knowledge, forever changing how we approach truth and existence.

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René Descartes

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