Descartes submitted his manuscript to many philosophers, theologians and a logician before publishing the "Meditations". Their objections and his replies (many of which are quite extensive) were included in the first publication of the "Meditations". In the Preface to the Meditations, Descartes asks the reader "not to pass judgment on the Meditations until they have been kind enough to read through all these objections and my replies to them.” Thus, this dialogue could be seen as an integral part of Descartes' views expressed in the "Meditations".