{"product_id":"discourse-on-method-and-the-meditations","title":"Discourse on Method and the Meditations","description":"Rene Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty. Drawing on his own work in geometry, optics, astronomy and physiology, Descartes developed the hypothetical method that characterizes modern science, and this soon came to replace the traditional techniques derived from Aristotle.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Many of Descartes' most radical ideas - such as the disparity between our perceptions and the realities that cause them - have been highly influential in the development of modern philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Published: UK, 2008\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Publisher: Penguin Books\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePages: 192\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanguages: English \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 13: 9780140442069\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ISBN 10: 0140442065\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rene Descartes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697037771018,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9780140442069.jpg?v=1661517741","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/discourse-on-method-and-the-meditations","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}