Early Modern Rationalism
Discourse on the Method
René Descartes • The foundational text of modern philosophy: radical doubt and Cogito Ergo Sum.
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Part IV • Metaphysical Foundations
"I think, therefore I am (Cogito, ergo sum) — this truth was so firm that all extravagant suppositions of the sceptics could not shake it."
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René Descartes: Discourse on the Method
Translated by John Veitch, LL.D. • Edinburgh Academy Edition
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