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Rules for the Direction of the Mind

essay by René Descartes
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Rules for the Direction of the Mind
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Summary

Rules for the Direction of the Mind is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: René Descartes[3]
  • Genre: essay[4]
  • Language of work or name: Latin[5]
  • Publication date: 1701[6]
  • Point in time: 1628[7]
  • Title: Rēgulae ad dīrectiōnem ingeniī[8]
  • Copyright status: public domain[9]

Why It Matters

Rules for the Direction of the Mind has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

literary work public domain René Descartes

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → 423cd4bf-36a4-4c8b-950d-5bbc948cd17c
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hyw', 'id', 'it', 'ko', 'pt',
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  2. 12w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → René Descartes
    Instance of → —
    Genre → —
    Publication date → +1701-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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