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René DescartesDiscourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1637A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Why does Descartes feel it necessary to employ doubt as his method for the discovery of truth?
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Why does Descartes believe that a triangle is an adequate metaphor to show the existence of the idea of God and the soul?
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Why does Descartes privilege ideas that are clear and distinct as opposed to confused and obscure?
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