Descartes came about four rules sufficient for him...
These are my interpretations of the rules...
Rule 1- Don't believe everything you hear unless you have proof that tells you otherwise.
Rule 2- Focus on seperating the difficulties and looking into them; pulling out the different aspects in order to understand them more and to resolve them.
Rule 3- Put thoughts in order from easiest to more complicated. Descartes is saying by putting the easiets things to know first you have a better understanding of the complicated thoughts; even if they don't go hand and hand.
Rule 4- List the progressions:then study and view them making sure everything is there and nothing is left out.
I was wondering does anyone see them this way or do they think Descartes is saying something differnet....
3 comments:
In reading the end of part two where it mentions Descartes four rules and was able to examine both what he wrote and what you interepreted. I believe that what you understood them to be was correct. You explained them in a very good way.
I tried..since his theories or thoughts could be interpreted in many ways and its kind of hard to dig deep into what he is saying...
The rules as you see them are explain very clear and duplicates my thoughts as well.
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