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Rene Descartes' Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences was published in French in 1637.  It was later translated into Latin. This discourse is famous for Descartes' assertion Je pense, donc je suis (I think, therefore I am--cogito ergo sum). The discourse was intended to serve … Continue reading Rene Descartes: Discourse on the Method