René Descartes, "Discourse on Method" (Parts I - IV) - Let's Read Philosophy скачать в хорошем качестве

René Descartes, "Discourse on Method" (Parts I - IV) - Let's Read Philosophy

#descartes #philosophy #stoicism #living #enlightenment #criticalthinking #selfimprovement #cogitoergosum Wanna be as smart as René Descartes? Well, lucky for you, he wrote a book on how you can do just that. It's called the Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason, and Seeking Truth in the Sciences. It's more personal and autobiographical than his more infamous Meditations on First Philosophy, but still chock full of wisdom. In this video, I read through parts 1-4 of the Discourse, which includes some reflections on Descartes' upbringing and his view of the science, his arrival at his four precepts for thinking clearly, some maxims on how to live and conduct oneself well, and a rough outline of his philosophical system including his method of doubt, "I think, therefore I am", the immortality of the soul, and the existence of God---all of which would be revisited in his Meditations a few years later. The video for parts 5 and 6 will be linked here in the future. Those discuss Descartes' thoughts on certain scientific discoveries he found especially important (namely, medicine), and his rationale for publishing the Discourse. At the risk of simplifying things, I'll say that the main philosophical core of the Discourse is in Parts 1-4. The translation used in this video is in the public domain and is subject to no copyright restrictions I am aware of. The full text can be found at Project Gutenberg here: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/.... All works or references that may be used on this channel are for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hughes v. Benjamin, 437 F. Supp. 3d 382 (S.D.N.Y. 2020); Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015). Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction and Preface 13:20 - Part 1 01:03:51 - Part 2 02:12:47 - Part 3 02:59:36 - Part 4