The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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

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. This is part 1 of 3; get the whole discussion now via the <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2019/11/04/ep229-descartes-citizen/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Citizen Edition</a> now? <a href="http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Please support PEL!</a>

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