The sun., 1896-08-16
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We come nov 70 the zrsz:e.: Zane II Freach
philosophy. TIA: O. Rea4 Descastes- Re Vas
educated Sy Il. Jesa.Is AID pa.sed TIE greater
part ot h!. Ike abroad Il IS remarkable tca,-
Ike Ce.vaosss, lie Epea: many ye.rs IL =
soldiers career. aad Il !s another !ate-e.iL-E
Circumstance tha; lie died u Sweden =: ,he age
Of 81. whittier lie had teea Invited hy lis .G-
rnire-. the yoCuz Qaeea Cartst.rA, o1e o. The
few attractive women who have SHOWN a ;As:s
for ne.Aphysie.- Prot Weber -erde-s ,he ..E-
dent service By reminding him that
Deacartes tie philosopher Vas cne o:
TIE founder. OF analytical geometry:
= mathematician Above everything else:
. EeoneI!C:Aa with . cas;e .or metaphysics
rather than q philosopher With q leaning Cor
geometry snd algebra Here lies ihe key 20 t!s
system. HIS philosophy Simply aims 20 be
geaera,iLa:!1n os maine nAtics: u IS bis an
bii!ou 70 Apply the EeoHe;r:c method 10 ua.-
versaI scieoce, 20 make /: the method Of meta
physics. some passages here quoted from the
"D:scou-.e o. Ne;nod make ~ cutie pla.a TIA,
the CartAsisl method CONSISTS "a rAt5ena:.ca.
deductions geu.ra.zed. Es-. -ken.6.d Dsscartss
come 70 o4 called TIE Inventor oc inner OBJ
servGt.oa. o. the psychological method IL
tbs way: D=scarces NEEDED frs. pr!a-
c.y.ss from which 20 : Jceed Win his
dedGc:.oas ald self-ooserva:iga furnished
HIN with such Dricc.P!e.. from Which be de-
dGcet AL the -es:- .iEe EeoueteE. Hence IhoSs
-Lo regard Dssczr:e= A. tie aataor Q. tie
psycbo!oE.cAl method are r;sa:, n 50 Ear As ob-
s--va::oa !s tks preparatory stage. so 20 s2eaf
II lie Car:esiAa method; BIT they err in 50 far
as ;key rsSar'! il As uore thar A. Introduction
or kind Of provisional .c.5o!diaE for det uct:ye
reasoning. I. IS detzctive reasoning 1rdocht-
ecly. vh!ch Constitutes ;se Soa! c! Cartesiaa-
ism. l. IS aoI oaly !r-e- observation koEever
TIA, Desca-:es emc!oyed; lie rss = leaned
arA:nru!st And psys.n.oS-s. 50 .A- - such kids
OF Learning were possible n tie seventeenth
century AID As such. he Appreciated tie great
value o; experience lie loved 20 study VIVA,
he termed the great book G: the world and
for any oas 20 oppose him 10 Bacon OF. tht.
poiat is . proof oc sheer ignorance. With !as-
tiee do the rros: recent historians OF Ca.tesiAa-
ism !ns!s: tia, /. Is impossible TO separate Des-
eaTtes :hs pE!!osophe. from Descartes the sc!-
enlist: AID Freach pe.i:ivism Is right IN reck-
oninE suosE is ancestor. tie naa Who tried
10 make philosophy a. exact science. Des-
eartes's failing falling which be shared with
very many metaphys!c!A1s, sad which Vas tie
result Of his scholastic training. consisted IL
his inpatient desire 70 conclude Aad sys:erra-
u1e. which hindered nln from dis;iu gri.hicE
sufficiently between she method 0: sc.s..!sc IL
Sesc.EA:!oa AID !Ae method 0: I7os!;:oa-
Il IS well known taA. tie Eeone;er s,Ar:s OFT
Wi.E . SEAL . CE Der Of AI!o5s AID GsSc !t.o-s,
Aat, by mean. @: ded Gct.oc, -eAcke. wcndertu!
results Descartes followed this u..aod- He
Eee!ed- s..;. aI.oras AID definitions: :: EAG
tnner observation. add BY reasoning, vL.,h
supplied ;heu. Observing IhAt al man k-cws.
o. :E.-Es ae EIcEs, lie Eas received through
tLe seLs@s a-a from trAI.t.oa, AID iAat lae
senses often deceive IS. DescAg;es resolved %
GcG9: everything; 70 .Ea1 .,lo-L. silence lie o7-
psJssd = TzG Ga! dozbs- lie did 70: do7a: ko.-
ever. merely 20. the sAEs Q: toCs..az Ea
sEep:.c.s-. inozZh rad cal =. 2:-v ..ie- a, aae
Lad for is ot.ee; Tie c-ezl,S5 Of certain AID
ss!:-acs 2.!ed kaow!e1Ee. He differed or:a from
TIE philosopher 0: Iae CL=rrE. AID the .Eep..c.
pFc5eE!y 90 called. T.s S1aoo. .Insa TAD SAID: l
he.eTe, TIA, tnAJ faoE; lie. OF lie other hA-A
sAys: dclJi, ia: may EcoI. Pygrao AID
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