In his essay “Discourse on Method,” Descartes argues that the reason our conclusions vary in knowledge is that we do not have a systematic or methodical way of thinking. Therefore, in his essay he tries to provide such a method which could conduct our minds to achieve a complete and certain truth. Though, I wonder, how could one single person be able to come up with a method that could be used by everyone, and function for everyone in the same way. though Descartes was an intelligent philosopher, he could not have been able to concoct a method for everyone’s way of learning. Descartes’ argues that the way we think can vary depending on many reasons. From the way we learn, to the type of person we are. How we go about retrieving information
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This method contains for steps in which everything we have learned is broken down into simpler parts for the sole purpose of breaking away from false information. In pages eight to nine, Descartes goes into detail for each step. His first step involves the throwing out of everything we think we know and starting over only with information which has clear and evident proof. The second step divides them into as many different parts to be able to resolve them effortlessly. The third step involves beginning by understanding the simplest parts, and gradually end up understating the most complex. In the final step, one simply goes over every step and makes sure everything is complete and has achieved an evident truth (Descartes). But, how could he have known this method would work? Descartes personally used his own method to solve algebraic problems, and even geometrical problems to ensure this method could be used in different subjects. Descartes found this method worked for a variety of subjects considering “…there is only one truth concerning any matter, whoever discovers it knows as much about the matter as can be known” (Descartes 10). But Descartes did not stop there, he continued testing this method using other sciences to ensure the method worked for a variety of
This method contains for steps in which everything we have learned is broken down into simpler parts for the sole purpose of breaking away from false information. In pages eight to nine, Descartes goes into detail for each step. His first step involves the throwing out of everything we think we know and starting over only with information which has clear and evident proof. The second step divides them into as many different parts to be able to resolve them effortlessly. The third step involves beginning by understanding the simplest parts, and gradually end up understating the most complex. In the final step, one simply goes over every step and makes sure everything is complete and has achieved an evident truth (Descartes). But, how could he have known this method would work? Descartes personally used his own method to solve algebraic problems, and even geometrical problems to ensure this method could be used in different subjects. Descartes found this method worked for a variety of subjects considering “…there is only one truth concerning any matter, whoever discovers it knows as much about the matter as can be known” (Descartes 10). But Descartes did not stop there, he continued testing this method using other sciences to ensure the method worked for a variety of