Descartes- "Discourse on Method" Diagram (Part 1 & 2)

As discussed in class today, here is the information the class gathered for Part I & Part II of "Discourse":

Part I

-Fables/histories, doubt*, travels & reading, math & morals* 

Group 11: Experiences (for himself) [7] 

Group 6: Good sense [2], concrete knowledge [3 & 4]

-Descartes obsesses over doubt, it is his way of understanding things.

-Discussing history as a fable alludes that they are "fairytales" rather than truth.

Part II

-Thinking & architecture, foundations, logic & minds, knowledge & rules.

Group 10: Rules for organizing thoughts, for not forgetting, for backing it up, refused to believe anything that he hadn't proved. 

Group 8: Social commentary, buildings, ? understanding, ? find truth (for oneself), question foundations.

NOTES POSTED BY MICHAELA DOUGLAS