Meditations on First Philosophy
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Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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Target entity: Meditations on First Philosophy Context triple: [René Descartes, notableWork, Meditations on First Philosophy]
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Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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Discours de la méthode
Discours de la méthode is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical and scientific treatise that outlines his method of systematic doubt and rational inquiry, marking a key moment in the emergence of modern science and philosophy.
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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A Treatise of Human Nature
A Treatise of Human Nature is an influential 18th-century philosophical work by David Hume that systematically develops his empiricist account of human psychology, knowledge, and morality.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meditations on First Philosophy Target entity description: Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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A.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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B.
Discours de la méthode
Discours de la méthode is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical and scientific treatise that outlines his method of systematic doubt and rational inquiry, marking a key moment in the emergence of modern science and philosophy.
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C.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is John Locke’s foundational philosophical work that explores the origins, limits, and nature of human knowledge and helped shape Enlightenment thought.
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D.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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E.
A Treatise of Human Nature
A Treatise of Human Nature is an influential 18th-century philosophical work by David Hume that systematically develops his empiricist account of human psychology, knowledge, and morality.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of philosophy ⓘ |
| aim |
to establish certain knowledge
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to provide a secure foundation for the sciences ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
clear and distinct perceptions
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cogito ergo sum ⓘ existence of God ⓘ method of doubt ⓘ mind–body dualism ⓘ radical skepticism ⓘ substance dualism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
La Sorbonne
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surface form:
Faculty of Sacred Theology of the Sorbonne
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| employsMethod |
hyperbolic doubt
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methodological skepticism ⓘ |
| genre | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | Objections and Replies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fifth Meditation
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First Meditation ⓘ Fourth Meditation ⓘ Meditations on First Philosophy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Second Meditation
Sixth Meditation ⓘ Third Meditation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment philosophy
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empiricist philosophers ⓘ modern Western philosophy ⓘ rationalist philosophers ⓘ |
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Augustinian thought
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Scholastic theology ⓘ
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Scholastic philosophy
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| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Cartesian circle
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distinction between mind and body ⓘ foundationalism ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Meditations on First Philosophy
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Meditationes de prima philosophia
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| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1641 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Discours de la méthode
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surface form:
Discourse on the Method
Principles of Philosophy ⓘ |
| setting | first-person reflective inquiry ⓘ |
| subtitle | in which the existence of God and the immortality of the soul are demonstrated ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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Je pense, donc je suis
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Discours de métaphysique
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René Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy
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second edition of Meditations on First Philosophy (1642 Latin edition)
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Descartes’ replies to critics
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Meditationes de prima philosophia
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Meditationes de prima philosophia
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Objections and Replies (Descartes)