René Descartes
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French philosopher and mathematician (1596 to 1650); author of the Discourse on the Method (1637), the Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) and the…
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6 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Having a vigorous mind is not enough; what matters most is applying it rightly (opens korrents.com)
“For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.”
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Knowing other nations' customs helps us judge our own and not dismiss different customs as irrational (opens korrents.com)
“It is useful to know something of the manners of different nations, that we may be enabled to form a more correct judgment regarding our own, and be prevented from thinking that everything contrary to our customs is…”
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Nothing should be accepted as true unless it is known so clearly and distinctly that no ground for doubt remains (opens korrents.com)
“The first was never to accept anything for true which I did not clearly know to be such; that is to say, carefully to avoid precipitancy and prejudice, and to comprise nothing more in my judgement than what was…”
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Having a vigorous mind is not enough; what matters most is applying it rightly (opens korrents.com)