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Descartes' method of withdrawing from inherited authority and testing belief through one's own reason.
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self-examination
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...question everything I know. And through that process of self -doubt, self -examination, I can construct something that is more truthful. Okay."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...question everything I know. And through that process of self -doubt, self -examination, I can construct something that is more truthful. Okay."
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"...question everything I know. And through that process of self -doubt, self -examination, I can construct something that is more truthful. Okay."
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"...debate, not talking to others, not reading old books, but by self -examination. Okay. And so this is the beginning of the book. We..."
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"...only way that I can actually engage in this process of self -examination is through doubt. Right. So what do I know to be..."
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The French Revolution is not introduced as politics first.
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