Question

Select all the options that hold true about the book, 'Discourse on the Method’.

• A. The book was written by Voltaire.
• B. The book was written by René Descartes.
• C. He suggested forming questions and hypotheses.
• D. He advised historians not to believe anything till all doubts are cleared.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

He advised historians not to believe anything till all doubts are cleared.

Rene Descartes was a French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher. He wrote the book ‘Discourse on the Method’. In this work, he advises readers to never accept anything for true till all grounds of doubt are excluded.