Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy is perhaps one of the most important philosophical works in the Western philosophical canon. Therein, Descartes aims to throw into doubt everything he thought he ever knew before then rebuilding his entire edifice of knowledge from the ground up. In so doing, he arrives at what he takes to be... Continue Reading →
A guide to thought and life: Descartes’ “Discourse on Method”
In this week's video, I read through and explain Parts 1-4 of René Descartes' Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason, and Seeking Truth in the Sciences. This is a masterwork of modern philosophy and was extremely influential in setting out the core tenets of rationalism that would guide much discussion of philosophy... Continue Reading →
Analyses by Frank Saunders Jr 