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Mentioned in 14 episodes

Discourse on method

Book • 2011

Published in 1637, 'Discourse on the Method' is a seminal work by René Descartes that outlines his philosophical and scientific method.

The book is divided into six parts and addresses various topics including skepticism, the existence of God and the human soul, and the distinction between the mind and body.

Descartes introduces his famous statement 'I think, therefore I am' and lays the groundwork for modern Western philosophy and the scientific method.

The work also discusses his approach to morality and the investigation of natural phenomena, influencing disciplines from philosophy to psychology and cognitive science.

Mentioned by

John Cottingham

Simon Critchley

Parker Sedeckes

Robert Harrison

Linda Zagzebski

Mentioned in 14 episodes

Mentioned by

David Bessis

to explain how Descartes presented himself as an ordinary person.

A Mind-Blowing Way of Looking at Math (with David Bessis)

Mentioned by

John Cottingham

as one of Descartes' best-known works, written in French and published anonymously in 1637.

#121 John Cottingham - The Father of Modern Philosophy: René Descartes

Mentioned by

Cal Newport

while discussing his experience as a new father and the challenges of balancing work and family.

Ep. 149: How Do I Tame Email?

Mentioned by

Peter Adamson

as Descartes' own first biography, focusing on his intellectual development.

HoP 466 Well Hidden: Descartes’ Life and Works

Mentioned by

Peter Adamson

in relation to Descartes' philosophical method and its application in various fields of inquiry.

HoP 468 Perchance to Dream: Descartes’ Skeptical Method

Mentioned as a work where Descartes asked for people to send in objections to what he has written.

HoP 471 Unclear and Indistinct Ideas: Debating the Meditations

Mentioned by

Simon Critchley

in a comparison of Descartes' and Heidegger's approaches to the problem of self-constancy.

Episode 13: Anticipatory Resoluteness

Mentioned as a passage from Descartes' early work outlining a kind of plan B.

HoP 472 Less Cheer, More Knowledge: Descartes’ Ethics

Mentioned by

Robert Harrison

to retrieve the debate between praxis and theory when Descartes speaks about a practical philosophy versus a speculative philosophy.

The Philosophy of Inaction with Grant Dowling

Mentioned by

Peter Adamson

as one of Descartes' works that was translated into English in 1649.

HoP 476 What He Should Have Said: the Early Cartesians

Mentioned by

Jacob Howland

when discussing the historical development of critical theory.

#628: The Rise of Secular Religion and the New Puritanism

Mentioned by

Peter Adamson

as being aimed at a broad audience, including women.

HoP 477 The Mind Has No Sex: Cartesianism and Gender

Mentioned by

John Kounios

for its impact on his thinking about doubt and certainty.

Ep. 182: John Kounios - Eureka Moments and Executive Function

Mentioned when referring to his philosophical thinking in Discourse on Method.

René Descartes' FATAL Error (and How We Can Heal) || SLP597

Mentioned by

Parker Sedeckes

, referencing Part Four where Descartes reveals his foundation of certainty, cogito ergo sum.

Ep. 65 - I Think, Therefore Descartes Was Right | A Defense of Descartes's Dictum

Mentioned by

Parker Sedeckes

and

Linda Zagzebski

in the context of the early modern revolution in philosophy and its impact on culture.

Ep. 204 - The Two Greatest Philosophical Ideas!! w/Dr. Linda Zagzebski

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