Rene Descartes - Maxims of Provisional Morality (Discourse, pt.3) - Philosophy Core Concepts

This is a video in my new Core Concepts series -- designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker.

This Core Concept video focuses on Rene Descartes' work The Discourse on Method, specifically on his discussion in part 3 of the maxims of a "provisional morality". These provide him with a way to order his life while he applies his method to develop genuine knowledge.

[TheBrunarr]

I'm reading the Discourse and it's very helpful to watch these summation videos after reading each section, thank you!

[haradayuuri]

thank you very much for making this video it helped me a lot

[Retrogamer]

Interesting. I should check this work out for prose style and authorial voice.

[andreiboss]

Hi Mr Gregory
I am in highschool and really involved in philosophy. I watched some of your videos until now, and I want to ask you what books should I start with when it comes to philosphy? Can you give me maybe an order of which books should I read first and which books should I read in the final? Thank you very much, amazing lectures btw