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  • Written by: René Descartes
  • Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
  • Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
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Meditations on First Philosophy in which the existence of God and the immortality of the soul are demonstrated is a philosophical treatise by René Descartes first published in Latin in 1641. The book is made up of six meditations, in which Descartes first discards all belief in things that are not absolutely certain and then tries to establish what can be known for sure. 

He wrote the meditations as if he had meditated for six days: Each meditation refers to the last one as "yesterday". It continues to be one of the most influential philosophical texts ever written.
Public Domain (P)2018 Combray Media
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A lot to take in.

There is a lot to this book but isn't that what one would expect from a book titled "Meditations on First Philosophy"? Lots of long sentences used to explain ideas so maybe avoid if you have ADD/ADHD.

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