Selections from the Principles of Philosophy: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Selections from the Principles of Philosophy, credited to René Descartes, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Selections from the Principles of Philosophy by René Descartes. (Translated by John Veitch.) Read in English by Foon The Principles of Philosophy, originally published in Latin in 1644, and translated to French in 1647, sets forth the principles of nature--the Laws of Physics--as Descartes viewed them. The book provides a systematic statement of natural philosophy and metaphysics, and represents the first truly comprehensive, mechanistic account of the universe. The Selections from the Principles of Philosophy contains the whole of the first part of the book ("Of the Principles of Human Knowledge"), as well as selections from the second ("Of the Principles of Material Things"), third ("Of the Visible World"), and fourth part ("Of the Earth") of the book. (Foon)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Selections from the Principles of Philosophy
• Author credits: René Descartes
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 2:43:03

Catalogue topics

• philosophy

Track guide

1. 00 - Letter of the Author, Serving for a Preface — 28:52
2. 01 - Part I: Of the Principles of Human Knowledge I-XV — 12:57
3. 02 - Part I: Of the Principles of Human Knowledge XVI-XXX — 14:09
4. 03 - Part I: Of the Principles of Human Knowledge XXXI-XLV — 11:02
5. 04 - Part I: Of the Principles of Human Knowledge XLVI-LX — 15:02
6. 05 - Part I: Of the Principles of Human Knowledge LXI-LXXVI — 19:47
7. 06 - Part II: Of the Principles of Material Things I-XIII — 15:12
8. 07 - Part II: Of the Principles of Material Things XIV-XXV — 12:27
9. 08 - Part III: Of the Visible World — 2:55
10. 09 - Part IV: Of the Earth CLXXXVIII-CXCVII — 13:42
11. 10 - Part IV: Of the Earth CXCVIII-CCVII — 16:58

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