Rules for the Direction of the Mind
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Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rules for the Direction of the Mind Context triple: [René Descartes, notableWork, Rules for the Direction of the Mind]
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Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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E.
The Transcendental Temptation
The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rules for the Direction of the Mind Target entity description: Rules for the Direction of the Mind is an unfinished philosophical and methodological treatise by René Descartes that outlines his early ideas on scientific method and rational inquiry.
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A.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
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B.
The Freedom of the Will
The Freedom of the Will is an influential 18th-century theological and philosophical treatise by Jonathan Edwards that rigorously defends a compatibilist view of human freedom and divine sovereignty.
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C.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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D.
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy is Baruch Spinoza’s early systematic exposition and critique of René Descartes’ philosophy, presented in a geometric, axiomatic style that anticipates his later work.
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E.
The Transcendental Temptation
The Transcendental Temptation is a seminal work of secular humanism and skepticism in which philosopher Paul Kurtz critically examines religious and paranormal claims, arguing for a naturalistic, evidence-based worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
methodological treatise
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philosophical treatise ⓘ unfinished work ⓘ |
| author | René Descartes ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
clear and distinct ideas
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methodical doubt ⓘ orderly analysis of problems ⓘ reduction of complex problems to simpler ones ⓘ |
| genre |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
modern epistemology
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modern scientific methodology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Rule I
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Rule XX ⓘ
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Rule II
Rule III ⓘ Rule IV ⓘ Rule IX ⓘ Rule V ⓘ Rule VI ⓘ Rule VII ⓘ Rule XI ⓘ
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Rule VIII
Rule X ⓘ Rule XI ⓘ Rule XII ⓘ Rule XIII ⓘ Rule XIV ⓘ Rule XIX ⓘ Rule XV ⓘ Rule XVI ⓘ Rule XVII ⓘ Rule XVIII ⓘ Rule XX ⓘ Rule XXI ⓘ Rule XXII ⓘ Rule XXIII ⓘ Rule XXIV ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cartesianism
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surface form:
Cartesian method
Discours de la méthode ⓘ
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Discourse on the Method
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
intuition and deduction
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method of knowledge ⓘ rational inquiry ⓘ rules of reasoning ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| numberOfRulesCompleted | 21 ⓘ |
| numberOfRulesPlanned | 36 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Rules for the Direction of the Mind
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surface form:
Regulae ad directionem ingenii
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| philosophicalSchool | Cartesianism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Rationalism ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | early 17th century ⓘ |
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