Discours de la méthode
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Discours de la méthode is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical and scientific treatise that outlines his method of systematic doubt and rational inquiry, marking a key moment in the emergence of modern science and philosophy.
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book
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early modern philosophical work → philosophical treatise → |
| aim |
to establish a secure foundation for the sciences
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to provide a universal method for reasoning → |
| author |
René Descartes
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| centralConcept |
clear and distinct ideas
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cogito ergo sum → foundationalism → methodical doubt → rational inquiry → |
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France
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| era |
17th-century philosophy
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Cogito, ergo sum
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Je pense, donc je suis → |
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epistemology
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metaphysics → philosophy → philosophy of science → rationalism → |
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Leiden
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| genre |
methodological treatise
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philosophical autobiography → |
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Dioptrique
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Géométrie → Météores → |
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Discourse on the Method
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Enlightenment thought
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modern philosophy → modern science → rationalist philosophers → |
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applications of the method to physics and natural philosophy
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arguments for the distinction between mind and body → arguments for the existence of God → autobiographical reflections → formulation of a method for guiding reason → provisional moral code → rules for the direction of the mind → |
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French
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| methodologicalPrinciple |
conduct thoughts in order from simple to complex
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divide difficulties into as many parts as possible → doubt all beliefs that can be doubted → make enumerations so complete that nothing is omitted → |
| notableIdea |
mechanistic view of nature
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separation of metaphysics from empirical science → |
| originalTitle |
Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences
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| philosophicalSchool |
Cartesianism
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| philosophicalStance |
priority of reason over the senses
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search for indubitable foundations of knowledge → |
| publicationDate |
1637
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| publisher |
Jan Maire
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| structure |
six parts
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Geometry (Descartes)
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Meditations on First Philosophy ("Discourse on the Method") → Principles of Philosophy ("Discourse on the Method") → |
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Cartesianism
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Scientific Revolution
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Discours de la méthode
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Rules for the Direction of the Mind
("Discourse on the Method")
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René Descartes
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Discours de la méthode
("Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences")
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Geometry (Descartes)
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Transcendental Dialectic
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Geometry (Descartes)
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