Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- I Descartes' Metaphysical Writings -- II Descartes' Attitude to Metaphysics -- III The Structure of the Metaphysic -- IV The Cartesian Circle -- V Cogito Ergo Sum -- VI The Nature of the Self -- VII Descartes' Definitions of Substance -- VIII The Idea of a Thinking Substance -- IX The First Proof of God's Existence -- X The Sixth Meditation -- XI Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- Index