Rules For The Direction Of The Mind

Rule 1

The Aim of Studies →

Rule 2

We should only engage with objects that lead to sure knowledge. →

Rule 3

We should seek what we can clearly intuit or deduce with certainty →

Rule 5

The order of those things to which the mind should be directed →

Rule 6

We should observe what is most simple →

Rule 9

Look into understandable matters →

Rule 10

How to make the mind sharp →

Rule 13

How to Understand Questions →

Rule 14

Naked shapes to the imagination →

Rule 15

Describe these figures and present them to external senses →

Rule 16

These things are better designated by very brief notes →

Rule 17

Cartesian Method →