Meditations on First Philosophy

Summary

Meditations on First Philosophy is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Meditations on First Philosophy authored René Descartes^[3].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's genre is philosophy^[5].
• Meditations on First Philosophy is part of Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[6].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's Commons category is recorded as Meditationes de prima philosophia^[7].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's language of work or name is recorded as Neo-Latin^[8].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's language of work or name is recorded as French^[9].
• Meditations on First Philosophy was released on +1641-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's has edition or translation is recorded as Q116278240^[11].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's main subject is metaphysics^[12].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Meditationes de prima philosophia'}^[13].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'in qva Dei existentia et animæ immortalitas demonstratvr'}^[14].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Animadverti jam ante aliquot annos quàm multa, ineunte aetate, falsa pro veris admiserim, & quàm dubia sint quaecunque istis postea superextruxi, ac proinde funditus omnia semel in vitâ esse evertenda, atque a primis fundamentis denuo inchoandum, si quid aliquando firmum & mansurum cupiam in scientiis stabilire; sed ingens opus esse videbatur, eamque aetatem expectabam, quae foret tam matura,'}^[15].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Sed quia rerum agendarum necessitas non semper tam accurati examinis moram concedit, fatendum est humanam vitam circa res particulares saepe erroribus esse obnoxiam, & naturae nostrae infirmitas est agnoscenda.'}^[16].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[17].
• Meditations on First Philosophy's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Meditations on First Philosophy authored René Descartes^[3].

Publication

Meditations on First Philosophy was published on +1641-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10]. Languages include Neo-Latin^[8] and French^[9]. Its genre is philosophy^[5]. It is part of Index Librorum Prohibitorum^[6].

Subject and Themes

Meditations on First Philosophy's main subject is metaphysics^[12].

Why It Matters

Meditations on First Philosophy ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]