Discours de la méthode
by René Descartes · first published 1644
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By an almost universal agreement among philosophers and historians, Rene' Descartes is considered the originator of modern philosophy, or at least the first important philosopher of our times. If we add to this the common belief that philosophy points the way for developments in all other fields, it will be evident that to Descartes is ascribed an importance comparable to that of the beginnings of intellectual culture in Greece or of the origin and spread of Christianity in the Mediterranean regions, and surpassing all other events in history. The study of Descartes can start in no more approp
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Ones I read as a teenager that have a lasting, if not nostalgic, effect: - Blaise Pascal's "Pensées" (Thoughts) - René Descartes' "Discours de la méthode" (Discourse on the method) - Henri Poincaré's "L'avenir des mathématiques" (The future of mathematics) The way they wielded words pleased me. Their hopes and doubts moved me. Their intellect shattered my brain.
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