Rene Descartes - 2 OPÈRE DI CARTESIO SPLENDIDE - 1692
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Rene Descartes, 2 Opere di Cartesio Splendide, Latin edition in parchment binding, 384 pages, 20 × 16 cm, published by Amstalodami ex tipographia Blaviana with the oldest item from 1692, containing Specimina philosophiae, Dissertatio de methodo, Dioptrice, Meteora and Passiones animae.
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Two splendid works by Descartes rich in illustrations
Book in excellent condition, soft parchment cover of its time, inner pages fresh and crisp without signs of moisture, mold, or wormholes; impeccable.
[16] ,248 —- [24] , 92 , [4]. 4*
Work 1
Specimina philosophiae — “Essays on Philosophy”
Dissertatio de methodo
The celebrated Discourse on Method: how to guide reason and seek truth in the sciences.
Dioptrice
Study of light, refraction, vision, and lenses, with applications to optical instruments.
Meteora
Explanation of atmospheric phenomena: clouds, winds, rain, snow, rainbows and halos.
Work 2
Passiones animae — “The Passions of the Soul”
It is the Latin version of Les Passions de l’âme, originally published in French in 1649. The treatise studies emotions and the relationship between soul and body, uniting moral philosophy and physiology. Descartes distinguishes six fundamental passions: wonder, love, hatred, desire, joy, and sadness.
CARTESIO
French philosopher, mathematician and natural philosopher, Descartes was a leading figure in the birth of modern thought. He sought to base knowledge on certain reasoning, starting from doubt and the certainty of the existence of the thinking subject, expressed in the formula “I think, therefore I am.”
In mathematics he contributed to the development of analytic geometry, from which the name Cartesian coordinates derives. In physics he studied optics and proposed explanations of natural phenomena based on matter and motion. He lived for a long time in the Netherlands and died in Stockholm.
This is a seventeenth-century posthumous edition, interesting for the history of philosophy and science, especially for the illustrations of optics.
Two splendid works by Descartes rich in illustrations
Book in excellent condition, soft parchment cover of its time, inner pages fresh and crisp without signs of moisture, mold, or wormholes; impeccable.
[16] ,248 —- [24] , 92 , [4]. 4*
Work 1
Specimina philosophiae — “Essays on Philosophy”
Dissertatio de methodo
The celebrated Discourse on Method: how to guide reason and seek truth in the sciences.
Dioptrice
Study of light, refraction, vision, and lenses, with applications to optical instruments.
Meteora
Explanation of atmospheric phenomena: clouds, winds, rain, snow, rainbows and halos.
Work 2
Passiones animae — “The Passions of the Soul”
It is the Latin version of Les Passions de l’âme, originally published in French in 1649. The treatise studies emotions and the relationship between soul and body, uniting moral philosophy and physiology. Descartes distinguishes six fundamental passions: wonder, love, hatred, desire, joy, and sadness.
CARTESIO
French philosopher, mathematician and natural philosopher, Descartes was a leading figure in the birth of modern thought. He sought to base knowledge on certain reasoning, starting from doubt and the certainty of the existence of the thinking subject, expressed in the formula “I think, therefore I am.”
In mathematics he contributed to the development of analytic geometry, from which the name Cartesian coordinates derives. In physics he studied optics and proposed explanations of natural phenomena based on matter and motion. He lived for a long time in the Netherlands and died in Stockholm.
This is a seventeenth-century posthumous edition, interesting for the history of philosophy and science, especially for the illustrations of optics.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Philosophy, Physics, Science
Book title
2 OPÈRE DI CARTESIO SPLENDIDE
Author/ Illustrator
Rene Descartes
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1692
Height
20 cm
Edition
Other edition
Width
16 cm
Language
Latin
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Amstalodami :ex tipographia Blaviana
Binding/ Material
Vellum
Number of pages
384
