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STUDENT’S GUIDE · REASON, DOUBT & THE SEARCH FOR CERTAINTY
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.
Read resource →TEACHER’S GUIDE · REASON, DOUBT & SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
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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