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Rene descartes discourse6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus, Descartes gives utterance to the intelligent mind of his time. Thus, the author sees no use in studying volumes of literature and he resorts to the study of his own self and his reason. Instead of giving him answers to the questions, studying provided the philosopher with doubts, errors, and controversies that begot his feeling of utter ignorance. Descartes gives an account of his impression of the studies at “one of the most celebrated schools in Europe” (Descartes 5) as absolutely unsatisfying. It is up to a reader to accept it or to reject it as unconvincing. ![]() The philosopher finds this explanation sufficient for the presentation of his own method, though he has no intention to impose it on a reader, he just wants to give a personal description of the paths he has followed in his pursuit of the truth (Descartes 4). The first part of Discourse on the Method opens with a statement that a reader can find rather optimistic, the author states that all people are rational pari passu, and the application of different ways and methods of applying reason is the main cause of different understanding of the truth. ![]()
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