Rules For The Direction Of The Mind

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The Aim of Studies

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We should only engage with objects that lead to sure knowledge.

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We should seek what we can clearly intuit or deduce with certainty

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Absolute and Relative

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The order of those things to which the mind should be directed

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Focusing the Mind

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How to make the mind sharp

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How to Understand Questions

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Extension: Naked shapes to the imagination

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Describe these figures and present them to external senses

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These things are better designated by very brief notes

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Cartesian Method

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Equations

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The 4 Basic Operations

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