Rules For The Direction Of The Mind
Rene Descartes 1635
The Aim of Studies
Rule 1
We should only engage with objects that lead to sure knowledge.
Rule 2
We should seek what we can clearly intuit or deduce with certainty
Rule 3
Absolute and Relative
Rule 6
The order of those things to which the mind should be directed
Rule 5
Look into understandable matters
Rule 9
How to make the mind sharp
Rule 10
How to Understand Questions
Rule 13
Naked shapes to the imagination
Rule 14
Describe these figures and present them to external senses
Rule 15
These things are better designated by very brief notes
Rule 16
Cartesian Method
Rule 17
Equations
Rules 19-21
The 4 Basic Operations
Rule 18