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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
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Like a warm bath for the mind, and takes about as long - parts 1-4 at least. Reading it in English, I wonder if he is so straightforward and readable in French. Parts 1-4 are eloquent and minimal, and certainly worth re-reading - meditations of reason. Part 5, home to the famous 'cogito ergo sum' line, is pretty tedious after the first page and that very quote. Just skip part 6. The introduction - despite being longer than the actual text - is worth reading. It sets the scene and gives the historical context. Interesting to note that it was originally published in French, so perhaps the line we know him by should rather be 'je pense donc je suis'. If it had ended on that line, I would rate it 5.
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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😵
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.
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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.