This edition features reliable, accessible translations; useful editorial materials; and a straightforward presentation
of the Objections and Replies, including the objections from Caterus, Arnauld, and Hobbes, accompanied by Descartes'
replies, in their entirety. The letter serving as a reply to Gassendi--in which several of Descartes' associates
present Gassendi's best arguments and Descartes' replies--conveys the highlights and important issues of their notoriously
extended exchange.
Roger Ariew's illuminating Introduction discusses the Meditations and the intellectual environment surrounding
its reception.