“Thus each truth discovered was a rule available in the discovery of subsequent ones.”
Quote by Rene Descartes
Work
Discourse on the Method: Discourse On the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason, and Seeking Truth In the Sciences (Beloved Books Edition)
This book is a foundational work in the philosophy of science, detailing the author's method for acquiring knowledge through systematic reasoning and empirical observation. more
Author
Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes, a French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and logician, is one of the most important thinkers in the history of Western philosophy. His philosophical ideas have had a profound impact on subsequent generations, particularly for his famous proposition 'Cogito, ergo sum'. Born on March 31, 1596, Descartes died on February 11, 1650. more
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