The Philosophical Writings of Descartes: Volume 2

The translation is fine. The work is primarily Descartes' Meditations and numbered commentaries. While in the first volume a number of works are abridged in this one the texts are unabridged, which I appreciated. I recommend reading the Meditations and reading them carefully. He presents the most artful proof of God that I have come across. Scrutinizing it's weak points is a joy and shouldn't distract you from his accomplishment - establishing the mind as a thing apart from corporeality. The only commentary worth reading is written by Hobbes. A few are so-so. There are a few lengthy commentaries that are awful. The commentaries were a fine idea in principle, but in practice they are challenging to sift through. There are a few lines that add light to Descartes' reasoning, but aside from Hobbes' they are not worth your time.

This volume includes a fantastic translation of Meditations on First Philosophy and includes a section of objections and replies. I ordered this for an upper division philosophy class and found it very useful, however first time philosophy students, or for a "lighter" introduction would probably prefer the Oxford edition. Meditations on First Philosophy: with Selections from the Objections and Replies (Oxford World's Classics) FYI: This is a very complex text. I'm not sure anyone can read this alone and properly understand the material without a professor guiding them through the text.

Needed it for a class and it was well worth the money spent. I am thoroughly enjoying this book!

these three volumes are a fantastic edition of Descarte's work

This is a fantastic resource for English speaking students and scholars. I've been really satisfied with all three volumes in this series.

Shipped quickly, arrived safely, product as described.

Great condition.

A couple of things went badly wrong here. First, the Haldane/Ross translation somehow got substituted for the newer CSM translation I thought I was ordering. And the book that actually turned up was a bad photocopy (hard to read) of the Dover edition. (And *way* overpriced, given that that's what it was.) Buyer beware!

This book basically is a collection of works on Meditations (and Meditations itself). It contains some objections followed by Descartes's reply. As these objections and replies are central to studying Descartes, it is almost necessary that we have this selection at disposal.