DISCOURSE ON METHOD by Rene Descartes, Part 3
In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way:
Almost 2000 years after Socrates’ death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on…
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