Readings in Modern Philosophy

Designed for the semester or quarter course that is often called 'The Rationalists', this anthology is a slightly revised and expanded version of the relevant sections of Modern Philosophy: An Anthology of Primary Sources. It contains the complete text of Descarte's Meditations and Leibniz's Monadology and substantial selections from Spinoza's Ethics, along with other key texts of the period -- in whole or in part -- which enhance the reader's understanding of modern philosophy and its relationship to the natural science of the time.

General Introduction

vii

Descartes's Meditations and Associated Texts

1

(125)

Bacon, New Organon I, Aphorisms 1-3, 11-31, and 36-46

4

(4)

Galileo, The Assayer, ``Corpuscularianism''

8

(4)

Descartes, Discourse on Method I, II, and V

12

(10)

Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy

22

(34)

Descartes, Hobbes, and Arnauld, Objections and Replies II, III, and IV

56

(25)

Descartes, Principles of Philosophy I, II, 1-25, III, 1-3, and IV, 188-89, 196-207

81

(29)

Spinoza, Descartes's Principles of Philosophy, ``Prolegomenon'' and ``Definitions''

110

(6)

Leibniz, On Descartes, From the Letters to Foucher, to Elisabeth, and to Molanus

116

(7)

Pascal, Pensees, ``The Wager''

123

(3)

Spinoza's Ethics and Associated Texts

126

(84)

Hobbes, Leviathan, Introduction, 1-5, 34, and 46

128

(23)

Spinoza, From the Letters to Oldenburg and to Meyer (Letters 2, 12, and 32)

151

(7)

Spinoza, The Ethics, Parts I, II, and V

158

(52)

Leibniz's Monadology and Associated Texts

210

(3)

Malebranche, Search after Truth, III.2.1-4, 6-7, VI.2.3, Elucid. 15

213

(21)

Leibniz, Discourse on Metaphysics

234

(24)

Leibniz, From the Letters to Arnauld

258

(7)

Leibniz, Primary Truths

275

(4)

Leibniz, New System of Nature

279

(6)

Leibniz, Monadology

285

(9)

Newton, Natural Philosophy, Principia, ``Scholium to Definitions'' and ``General Scholium,'' and Optics, ``Query 31''

294

(10)

Leibniz, From the Letters to Clarke (Letters 1-4)

304

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