Descartes quest, his pursuit is one for surety and certainties. He finds that there are very few things which actually provide such an assurance, Religion and Mathematics being the rare two. In this sense he takes a stance against Aristotelian logic which works on probabilities. Thus his idea is to demolish everything that is based on assumptions and begin afresh in understanding what the truth is.
Descartes relies on his study of Mathematics to guide his thought on the desirable lines. He establishes the four rules of Method which he presents as valid for study of all sciences. They are: Rule of Intuition, Rule of Analysis, Rule of Synthesis, Rule of Deduction
Now Descartes does not accept the evidence of the senses to ascertain the existence of any material object since senses may be capable of deceiving us. So he rejects anything which should have the slightest cause of doubt , to find if there is anything which is absolutely indisputable and obvious.
It is then that he......
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