Is Descartes’ Book, “Discourse on Method,” Scientific?
Ah, John, perhaps you’ve never actually read Descartes’ books? Or perhaps you’ve never looked at them closely, or are only parroting what others claim? Whatever the case, in truth, the entire reason Descartes titled his first published book Discourse on Method is because in it, he enumerates his four step scientific method.Ironically, while few people…