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134 reviews for:
Discourse on the Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
René Descartes, René Descartes
3.44 AVERAGE
134 reviews for:
Discourse on the Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
René Descartes, René Descartes
3.44 AVERAGE
Honestly I’m over reading about white men and their love for God. Descartes whole theory is a sham when we consider error as reason why one never clearly and distinctly thinks.
It’s 2019 and I’m over considering him and the other white men pillars of philosophy. Outside of the context on how structure arguments.
It’s 2019 and I’m over considering him and the other white men pillars of philosophy. Outside of the context on how structure arguments.
I genuinely admire how Descartes thinks and I find his arguments to be valid and sound in certain respects. I love his use of logic, but all of this praise may come from my mathy side and my respect for Plato. If you're interested in philosophy I recommend you read it. In terms of the works of philosophy that I have read this is my current favorite.
I remember thinking in my psychology class that since the human being is aware, what would happen if suddenly there were no such thing as awareness? Would the world exist as we know it, or is everything simply a product of our minds processing sensory information? If there was no awareness, would there be a world at all? Similar question to the one about the tree falling in the forest. At the time I hadn't realized there was actually a book written about the topic. Rene Descartes' famous maxim, "I think, therefore I am" basically sums up in the simplest way possible the answer to my question. The answer is incomplete (as any answer to a philosophical question must be), but this book is the beginning of a fascinating exploration into the relationship between human thought and the existence of the world around us. I'll have to read it again to pick up on all the things I missed, but initially I'd have to say it's one of the best philosophy books I've ever read.
Descartes paved the way for modern skepticism, but his choice of 'what to do' once he got to the fundamental cogito is one of the stupidest things ever done in philosophy... We can't believe ANYTHING.... oh yeah, but god exists, so you can actually believe everything, nvm... o_O
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
Esto hubiera sido un cinco estrellas de no ser por que Descartes pierde humo en la última parte. Pero genial, esa parte cuando describe su Cogito Ergo Sum es icónica. Y como olvidar esta parte donde Descartes teme no ser suficientemente inteligente y se pregunta qué hizo mal, ya que él había asistido a una de las mejores universidades de Europa y tuvo excelentes profesores. Man, eso fue relatable.
"It is useful to know something of the manners of different nations, that we may be enabled to form a more correct judgment regarding our own, and be prevented from thinking that everything contrary to our customs is ridiculous and irrational, a conclusion usually come to by those whose experience has been limited to their own country. On the other hand, when too much time is occupied in traveling, we become strangers to our native country; and the over curious in the customs of the past are generally ignorant of those of the present."
"It is useful to know something of the manners of different nations, that we may be enabled to form a more correct judgment regarding our own, and be prevented from thinking that everything contrary to our customs is ridiculous and irrational, a conclusion usually come to by those whose experience has been limited to their own country. On the other hand, when too much time is occupied in traveling, we become strangers to our native country; and the over curious in the customs of the past are generally ignorant of those of the present."
Perhaps the single most influential philosopher after Plato, setting Western thought on a path from which we are only just beginning to recover. "Discourse" was written for the masses, and is both an easier read and more forthright in intent. "Meditations" was intended for academia, is far more nuanced, and absolutely ingenious in its argumentation.
my man rene was like "what if I'm not real" and the thought of his unreality was too much to bear that he just went to sleep
I love it
I love it