Descartes and Method

Rene Descartes credited his success in philosophy, mathematics, and physics to the discovery of a universal method of inquiry, but he provided no systematic description of his method. "Descartes and Method" carefully examines Descartes's scattered remarks on his application and puts forward a systematic account of his method with particular attention to the role it plays in the "Meditations," The authors boldly and convincingly argue against the orthodox conception that Descartes had no method. Through a rigirous and thorough examination, Daniel E. Flage and Clarence A. Bonnen unearth and explain the role of the method of analysis in the "Meditations," This is a genuinly ground-breaking book that is sure to make a considerable impact on the philosophy community.