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Why did Descartes write his Discourse on the Method for Rightly Conducting One's Reason and for Seeking Truth In the Sciences? Rene Descartes, a 17th Century French philosopher, took great pride in his intellect and ability to reason beyond that of many other men. He traveled extensively throughout the world, leaving his home in France and the lessons he was taught at school behind him. In Descartes opinion, professors that guided him through school gave …

…as he realized that mankind would "advance together much further that a single individual could do on his own" (36). Descartes states that his writing is merely a diagram of his own course through life, and that others are in no way compelled to follow it, but he came to the conclusion that his method of reasoning would allow others to "go forward with confidence in this life" (6), just as it did for him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**