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SUMMARY:New light on Descartes's philosophical starting-point: an unknown 
 manuscript of the Rules for the Direction of the Mind - Michael Edwards (J
 esus College) and Richard Serjeantson (Trinity College)
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CONTACT:Helen Curry
DESCRIPTION:The discovery of a hitherto entirely unknown manuscript of an 
 early draft of René Descartes's first philosophical work\, the _Regulae a
 d directionem ingenii_\, places us in an unparalleled position to reassess
  the intellectual starting-point of the most important philosopher of the 
 17th century. This paper will introduce the new manuscript before going on
  to consider its significance for our understanding of Descartes's earlies
 t views on method\, on the contribution of mathematics to philosophy\, and
  on the nature of the mind.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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