Discours de la méthode vs Science and Method (Key Texts): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Méthodologie, Sciences, Methodology, Science, Philosophy
Discours de la méthode
By an almost universal agreement among philosophers and historians, Rene' Descartes is considered the originator of modern philosophy, or at least the first important philosopher of our times. If we add to this the…
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Science and Method (Key Texts)
Henri Poincare's Science and Method is an examination of the process scientists go through when determining which of the countless facts before them will be most useful in advancing scientific knowledge. In this highly…
The verdict
- Discours de la méthode is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Science and Method (Key Texts).
How to choose
Scores by source
| Discours de la méthode | Science and Method (Key Texts) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (37709) | — |
Reception
| Discours de la méthode | Science and Method (Key Texts) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 37709 | — |
| Editions | 163 | 37 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 40178 | — |
| Reading it now | 2156 | — |
| Written reviews | 908 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4790 | — |
| Pages | 122 | 288 |