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Discours de la methode by René Descartes

rebeccazhang's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.25

To be honest, Very challenging and draining, this is my second time reading this and I feel like I finally grasped some concepts of what he’s trying to say. Some arguments are problematic though. Also, I can’t believe he spent 7 bloody pages tying to tell me how the heart works it is like experiencing slow death😵

roosschiff's review against another edition

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3.0

Fascinating text with interesting theories, and not hard to read. Part four definitely the most relevant. Part one and two felt like introduction and five and six like conclusion. However, I had to keep reminding myself that it was published in 1637 to not get angry at the outrageous theories on God and animals. Also, Descartes sounds like a massive megalomaniac. The text serves as a good introduction to the work of Descartes, but I am not sure I will read much more of it. Although his ideas on reason and the Soul are very interesting, religion is a big part of his philosophies, and I have a hard time reading almost scientific language used to prove the existence of a Chistian God, no matter when it was written.

earlapvaldez's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

niobe_06's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.25

sirius_420's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

3.5

ekxv's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

cantonlittle's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

gamermilo's review against another edition

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4.0

Erg leuk om te lezen als je een beetje filosofische interesse hebt. Descartes beschrijft hierin zijn absolute levensregels van de logica, die zo simpel mogelijk zijn gemaakt. Hiermee laat hij zien welke stappen hij heeft gevolg om tot zijn meest bekende filosofische uitspraken te komen. Dit alles terwijl hij zich toont als een, voor mij erg verrassend, bescheiden en zelfbewuste man.

nagini's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

cristian1185's review against another edition

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5.0

Obra primordial del pensamiento moderno, que inicia y desarrolla nuevas formas de reflexionar en torno a los usos de la razón, los sentidos, la existencia de Dios, la geometría, etc.

Cogito ergo sum. Pienso, luego existo es la premisa básica de la que se vale Descartes para iniciar la búsqueda de verdades claras y límpidas, mediante el solo uso de la razón, en un mundo que abundan confusiones, prejuicios y errores. Y el modo de operar de la razón, según Descartes, podría ser potenciado básicamente a partir de cuatro pasos sencillamente enunciados en su tratado, los cuales cimentaron toda una tradición de pensamiento filosófico que abunda en evidencias en todo tipo de materias y temporalidades.