Rule XI

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epistemological principle methodological guideline philosophical rule

Rule XI is one of René Descartes’ methodological guidelines in "Rules for the Direction of the Mind," outlining a specific step in his rational procedure for attaining clear and certain knowledge.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Regula XI 1
Rule VIII 1
Rule XI canonical 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epistemological principle ⓘ
methodological guideline ⓘ
philosophical rule ⓘ
aimsTo guide the understanding toward evident truths ⓘ
structure reasoning to avoid confusion ⓘ
appliesTo mathematical reasoning ⓘ
philosophical analysis ⓘ
scientific investigation ⓘ
author René Descartes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
field epistemology ⓘ
philosophy of mind ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ
hasAuthorRole early modern philosopher ⓘ
hasCanonicalTitle Rule XI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Regula XI
hasLanguage French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
hasWorkForm prose rule ⓘ
hasWorkNumber 11 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early modern philosophy ⓘ
influenced later rationalist methodology ⓘ
modern scientific method discourse ⓘ
influencedBy mathematical method ⓘ
scholastic logic ⓘ
isFollowedBy Rule XII ⓘ
isPrecededBy Rule X ⓘ
mainTheme method for attaining clear and certain knowledge ⓘ
orderly progression of thought ⓘ
rational procedure in inquiry ⓘ
partOf Rules for the Direction of the Mind ⓘ
philosophicalGoal certainty in knowledge ⓘ
clarity of ideas ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Rationalism ⓘ
relatedWork Discours de la méthode ⓘ
surface form: Discourse on the Method

Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ
workContainedIn Rules for the Direction of the Mind ⓘ
surface form: Regulae ad directionem ingenii

Referenced by (3)

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Rules for the Direction of the Mind → hasPart → Rule XI ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rule VIII
Rules for the Direction of the Mind → hasPart → Rule XI ⓘ
Rule XI → hasCanonicalTitle → Rule XI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Regula XI