“ It is useful to know something of the manners of different nations, that we may be enabled to form a more correct judgment regarding our own, and be prevented from thinking that everything contrary to our customs is ridiculous and irrational, a conclusion usually come to by those whose experience has been limited to their limited to their own country. ”
René Descartes, Discourse on the Method (1637). copy citation
Author | René Descartes |
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Source | Discourse on the Method |
Topic | experience judgement custom |
Date | 1637 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/59/59-h/59-h.htm |
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