In Search of the Ideal Critical Edition. Ariew, R., & Bos, E.-J. (Eds.). (2024). René Des-cartes: The Complete Correspondence in English Translation. Volume I: From the Early Years to the Discourse on Method, 1619-1638. Oxford: Oxford UP.

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primary source, authenticity of the text, Theo Verbeek, global Cartesian studies, philosophical translation

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Review of Ariew, R., & Bos, E.-J. (Eds.). (2024). René Descartes: The Complete Correspondence in English Translation. Volume I: From the Early Years to the Discourse on Method, 1619-1638. Oxford: Oxford UP.

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Oleg Khoma, Vinnytsia National Technical University (Ukraine)

Doctor of sciences in philosophy, Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy and Humanities

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Khoma, O. (2026). In Search of the Ideal Critical Edition. Ariew, R., & Bos, E.-J. (Eds.). (2024). René Des-cartes: The Complete Correspondence in English Translation. Volume I: From the Early Years to the Discourse on Method, 1619-1638. Oxford: Oxford UP . Sententiae, 45(1), 173–184. https://doi.org/10.31649/sent45.01.173

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