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Descartes

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Introduction
Descartes’ life and the evolution of his philosophy
 
Rules for the direction of the mind (extracts)

Rule one
Rule two
Rule three
Rule four
Rule five
Rule six
Rule seven
Rule eight
Rule nine
Rule ten
Rule eleven
Rule twelve
Rule thirteen  
Rule fourteen  

Discourse on the method

Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four
Part five
Part six

Meditations on first philosophy

Dedicatory letter to the Sorbonne
Preface to the reader
Synopsis of the six following meditations

First meditation:
Of the things as to which we may doubt

Second meditation:
Of the nature of the human mind

Third meditation:
Of god's existence

Fourth meditation:
Of the true and the false

Fifth meditation:
Of the essence of material things

Sixth meditation:
Of the existence of material things, etc

Objections and replies (extracts)

Principles of philosophy (extracts)

Author's letter-preface
Dedicatory letter to Elizabeth

First part:
of the principles of human knowledge

Second part:
of the principles of material things

Third part:
of the visible world

Fourth part:
of the earth

Notes directed against a certain programme
The passions of the soul (extracts)
The search after truth