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A review by tienno22
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes
fast-paced
4.5
Definitely an arrogant guy, but I appreciate Descartes's humility in asking for help from his contemporary society, how he acknowledges his own limits, and his willingness to accept criticism. His ultimate telos? To prove the existence of God to man.
Descartes exemplifies an overly confident version of lowly wise. He is great at rational reasoning and his famous "I think therefore I am" philosophy. It's pretty amazing to see how such an iconic statement was developed. Overall, there are still a lot of parts within his writing that apply to modern society and Christian thought.
In today's modern society, Descartes has some ideas that are pretty irrelevant and can come off as dumb (even though it was not as well understood at the time), specifically his description of how a heart functions.
Descartes exemplifies an overly confident version of lowly wise. He is great at rational reasoning and his famous "I think therefore I am" philosophy. It's pretty amazing to see how such an iconic statement was developed. Overall, there are still a lot of parts within his writing that apply to modern society and Christian thought.
In today's modern society, Descartes has some ideas that are pretty irrelevant and can come off as dumb (even though it was not as well understood at the time), specifically his description of how a heart functions.