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December 3, 2024 (14277)
Let’s try to translate word by word the first principle of Descartes philosophy. Veritatem inquirenti (truth seekers), semel in vita de omnibus (once in life about everything), quantum fiere potest (as much as it is possible), esse dubitandum (to be doubted). Quoniam infantes nati sumus (Since infants born we are), et varia de rebus sensibilibus iudicia prius tulimus (and various about things sensible prior judgments took), quam integrum nostrae rationis usum haberemus (than integrated our reason is used habitually), multis praeiudiciis a veri cognitione avertimur (many prejudices from true knowledge divert), quibus non alter videmur posse liberari (to which no other seems possible free), quam si semel in vita de iis omnibus studeamus dubitare (than if once in life about these all studied to doubt), in quibus vel minimam incertitudinis suspicionem reperiemus (in which even minimal uncertainty suspicion found out).
Now, let’s try to put it all together. Truth seekers! Once in life, doubt everything as much as possible. Since we are born as infants and form judgments on various sensible things before our reason can be fully developed and properly used, many prejudices led us away from true knowledge, and there is no other way to free ourselves from them unless once in life we doubt everything we have studied in which even a little suspicion of uncertainty can be found out.
Once again, it’s important to remember that Descartes started doubting everything at the same time when the Thirty Years’ War broke out in 1618. At the beginning of this war, Latin was arguably the most powerful international language. When the war ended in 1648, the unipolar moment of Latin’s hegemony was over, and it will not take too long before Latin is dead. If Latin is Julius Caesar, doesn’t Descartes’ French play Brutus?

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303.

December 3, 2024 (14277)
Let’s try to translate word by word the first principle of Descartes philosophy. Veritatem inquirenti (truth seekers), semel in vita de omnibus (once in life about everything), quantum fiere potest (as much as it is possible), esse dubitandum (to be doubted). Quoniam infantes nati sumus (Since infants born we are), et varia de rebus sensibilibus iudicia prius tulimus (and various about things sensible prior judgments took), quam integrum nostrae rationis usum haberemus (than integrated our reason is used habitually), multis praeiudiciis a veri cognitione avertimur (many prejudices from true knowledge divert), quibus non alter videmur posse liberari (to which no other seems possible free), quam si semel in vita de iis omnibus studeamus dubitare (than if once in life about these all studied to doubt), in quibus vel minimam incertitudinis suspicionem reperiemus (in which even minimal uncertainty suspicion found out).
Now, let’s try to put it all together. Truth seekers! Once in life, doubt everything as much as possible. Since we are born as infants and form judgments on various sensible things before our reason can be fully developed and properly used, many prejudices led us away from true knowledge, and there is no other way to free ourselves from them unless once in life we doubt everything we have studied in which even a little suspicion of uncertainty can be found out.
Once again, it’s important to remember that Descartes started doubting everything at the same time when the Thirty Years’ War broke out in 1618. At the beginning of this war, Latin was arguably the most powerful international language. When the war ended in 1648, the unipolar moment of Latin’s hegemony was over, and it will not take too long before Latin is dead. If Latin is Julius Caesar, doesn’t Descartes’ French play Brutus?

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