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Discourse on the Method

A work by René Descartes, first published in 1637

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  • What korrents draws from it

    Having a vigorous mind is not enough; what matters most is applying it rightly, Knowing other nations' customs helps us judge our own and not dismiss different customs as irrational, Nothing should be accepted as true unless it is known so clearly and distinctly that no ground for doubt remains …

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  • Connections

    René Descartes

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Key facts

First published
16372
Edition korrents quotes
tr. John Veitch, 18503
Claims on korrents
61

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. Having a vigorous mind is not enough; what matters most is applying it rightly (opens korrents.com)1

  2. Knowing other nations' customs helps us judge our own and not dismiss different customs as irrational (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Nothing should be accepted as true unless it is known so clearly and distinctly that no ground for doubt remains (opens korrents.com)1

  4. I think, therefore I am, is certain enough to be the first principle of philosophy (opens korrents.com)1

  5. A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature (opens korrents.com)1

  6. If anything can ever make people wiser and more ingenious, it is probably to be found in medicine (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

Written by

  • René Descartes

Sources

  1. Discourse on the Method (tr. John Veitch, 1850) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. Discourse on the Method, Q731224 (Wikidata) (opens wikidata.org)
  3. Discourse on the Method (tr. John Veitch, 1850) (gutenberg.org) (opens gutenberg.org)

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