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"Everything is self-evident"

- Rene Descartes

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Rene Descartes' quote "Everything is self-evident" is a declaration of his belief that knowledge can be acquired through using reason alone. He thought that the fact of any kind of declaration can be determined by analyzing its sensible framework and that the fact of any type of declaration can be identified without the need for outside proof. This remains in contrast to the empiricist view that understanding is obtained via experience and also monitoring. Descartes thought that the reality of any declaration can be identified by analyzing its sensible framework which the fact of any statement can be determined without the need for outside evidence. He said that the truth of any kind of statement can be determined by examining its logical framework and that the reality of any declaration can be established without the need for external proof.

Descartes' quote is a suggestion that we must not depend entirely on external sources for expertise, yet instead use our very own thinking and also reasoning to establish the fact. He thought that the fact of any kind of declaration can be established by analyzing its logical framework and that the fact of any type of statement can be determined without the need for external evidence. This remains in contrast to the empiricist view that understanding is gotten via experience and monitoring. Descartes' quote is a suggestion that we ought to not rely entirely on exterior resources for knowledge, however rather utilize our own reasoning and logic to identify the truth.

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France Flag This quote is written / told by Rene Descartes between March 31, 1596 and February 11, 1650. He/she was a famous Mathematician from France. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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