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Discourse on the Method

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Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (French: Discours de la Méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences) is a philosophical and autobiographical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637. It is best known as the source of the famous quotation "Je pense, donc je suis" ("I think, therefore I am", or "I am thinking, therefore I exist"), which occurs in Part IV of the work. A similar argument without this precise wording is found in Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), and a Latin version of the same statement, "Cogito, ergo sum", is found in Principles of Philosophy (1644).

Discourse on the Method Discourse on the Method AuthorRené Descartes Original titleDiscours de la Méthode Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences LanguageFrench SubjectPhilosophy and autobiography Publication date1637 Original textDiscours de la Méthode Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences at French Wikisource TranslationDiscourse on the Method at Wikisource Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (French: Discours de la Méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et…

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