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STUDENT’S GUIDE · REASON, DOUBT & THE SEARCH FOR CERTAINTY
Discourse on the Method — A Student’s Guide
A student-friendly introduction to René Descartes’ Discourse on the Method, with an overview of its six parts, explanations of key philosophical ideas, reading suggestions, discussion questions, and an activity applying Descartes’ method to everyday claims.
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Discourse on the Method — A Teacher’s Guide
A guide to teaching René Descartes’ Discourse on the Method, exploring the four rules of inquiry, methodical doubt, the thinking self, provisional morality, and the relationship between philosophical reasoning and scientific investigation. Includes teaching objectives, discussion questions, and classroom activities.
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Meditations on First Philosophy — A Student’s Guide
An accessible guide to Descartes’ six meditations, introducing methodical doubt, the cogito, the wax example, mind–body dualism, and the search for certainty. Includes reading prompts, discussion questions, and a practical activity.
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Meditations on First Philosophy — A Teacher’s Guide
A guide to teaching René Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, examining its six meditations, the cogito, arguments concerning God, mind–body dualism, and the search for certainty. Includes teaching objectives, close-reading passages, discussion questions, and classroom approaches.
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