Ep. 229: Descartes's Rules for Thinking (Part One)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

• Episode: Ep. 229: Descartes's Rules for Thinking (Part One)
• Website: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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• Duration: 00:50:14
• Published: 2019-11-04 17:11

On René Descartes's Rules for Direction of the Mind (1628).

Is there a careful way to approach problems that will ensure that you'll always be right? What if you just never assert anything you can't be sure of? This is Descartes's strategy, modeled on mathematics. We likewise carefully move step-by-step through this text.

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