Descartes
Descartes
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He is seldom grahd, not often amusing. But the con- trast of his simplicity, precision, and perfect clearness with the current philosophy of the day, made him justly remarkable as a writer of style, and from this point of view his Discourse on Method is rightly considered to mark an epoch in French prose.
To return to his letters to Balzac. Both passages are worth quoting, not as fair specimens of his style, which they are not, but as examples of what he could have done had he turned to imagina...tive writing : — * But since you are now in Paris, I must demand my share of the time you have resolved to waste in convers- ing with those who are sure to visit you, and I must tell you that ever since I left two years ago, I have never once been tempted to return, until they told me you were there; but this news has betrayed to me that I might now be somewhere else happier than I am here ; and if the occupation which keeps me here were not, in my poor judgment, the most important in which I coTild be employed, the mere hope of having the honour of your conversation, and of witnessing the natural growth of those bright thoughts which we admire in your works, would be enough to make me leave it.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He is seldom grahd, not often amusing. But the con- trast of his simplicity, precision, and perfect clearness with the current philosophy of the day, made him justly remarkable as a writer of style, and from this point of view his Discourse on Method is rightly considered to mark an epoch in French prose.
To return to his letters to Balzac. Both passages are worth quoting, not as fair specimens of his style, which they are not, but as examples of what he could have done had he turned to imagina...tive writing : — * But since you are now in Paris, I must demand my share of the time you have resolved to waste in convers- ing with those who are sure to visit you, and I must tell you that ever since I left two years ago, I have never once been tempted to return, until they told me you were there; but this news has betrayed to me that I might now be somewhere else happier than I am here ; and if the occupation which keeps me here were not, in my poor judgment, the most important in which I coTild be employed, the mere hope of having the honour of your conversation, and of witnessing the natural growth of those bright thoughts which we admire in your works, would be enough to make me leave it.
What to read after Descartes?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919 to read onlineMoreLess
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