Single Idea 24018

[catalogued under 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity]

Full Idea

One truth discovered helps us to discover another.

Gist of Idea

One truth leads us to another

Source

René Descartes (Rules for the Direction of the Mind [1628], 01)

Book Reference

Descartes,René: 'Rules for the Direction of the Mind' [Newcomb Library 2023], p.6


A Reaction

I take this to be one of the key ingredients of objectivity. People who know very little have almost no chance of objectivity. A mind full of falsehoods also blocks it.