{"id":520,"date":"2026-01-07T13:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/?p=520"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:17:16","slug":"podcast-rene-descartes-the-scientific-method-in-our-power-only-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualbooks.com.br\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/podcast-rene-descartes-the-scientific-method-in-our-power-only-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: REN\u00c9 DESCARTES, The Scientific Method. In Our Power, Only Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This podcast, \u201cREN\u00c9 DESCARTES, The Scientific Method. In Our Power, Only Thoughts,\u201d details his major publication, the \u201cDiscourse on the Method,\u201d and contrasts his approach with empiricism. The podcast examines the Cartesian view of science, initially as something rooted in observation and experience, exemplified by his studies in optics and human physiology, and later as a search for a priori knowledge through reason and geometric deduction. This podcast covers Descartes\u2019 method of doubt as a way to eliminate prejudice, his metaphysics centered on the existence of God as the foundation for knowledge, and his significant contributions to mathematics, such as analytic geometry. Although Cartesian rationalism has largely been replaced, the text argues that his methodological principles of clarity, systematic analysis, and cautious skepticism remain relevant to the search for truth in science and philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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