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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
informative
relaxing
slow-paced
Good writer, interesting ideas, but please shut the fuck up you repeat things 384738384 times until it's hammered into my brain and it becomes boring. Fight me, Descartes. Fight me.
I'm only marking this as read because this is like the only full thing we read for philosophy and OHHH MY GOODDDDDDD.
I'm only marking this as read because this is like the only full thing we read for philosophy and OHHH MY GOODDDDDDD.
Again, not a philosophy buff, but rather a student taking an intro to philosophy course.
Of course, Descartes would be included in my intro class. Descartes time and time again has been called the father of modern philosophy.
One thing I enjoyed about his Meditations, is that he writes not as himself but as if he were the reader. The thought process flows (or rather, is supposed to flow) the the sense that it tracks one's train of thought.
That sounds great in theory, however, I had an incredibly difficult time following Descartes' arguments. I found the third meditation the most difficult to follow. His argument for God and the nature of God is full of circular arguments from his perceptions, his thoughts, and his being as a whole.
To be completely honest, I'm not sure how to critique philosophy. While I enjoyed Descartes' thoughts and ideas, the writing and circularity of it convoluted the main points I wanted to obtain from his writing. Nothing solidified in my mind until after class discussion.
Of course, Descartes would be included in my intro class. Descartes time and time again has been called the father of modern philosophy.
One thing I enjoyed about his Meditations, is that he writes not as himself but as if he were the reader. The thought process flows (or rather, is supposed to flow) the the sense that it tracks one's train of thought.
That sounds great in theory, however, I had an incredibly difficult time following Descartes' arguments. I found the third meditation the most difficult to follow. His argument for God and the nature of God is full of circular arguments from his perceptions, his thoughts, and his being as a whole.
To be completely honest, I'm not sure how to critique philosophy. While I enjoyed Descartes' thoughts and ideas, the writing and circularity of it convoluted the main points I wanted to obtain from his writing. Nothing solidified in my mind until after class discussion.