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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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Rules for the Direction of the Mind

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 (169 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind authored René Descartes[3].
  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind's genre is essay[5].
  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[6].
  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind was published on 1701[7].
  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind took place on 1628[8].
  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Rēgulae ad dīrectiōnem ingeniī'}[9].
  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind's copyright status is recorded as public domain[10].
  • Rules for the Direction of the Mind's copyright status is recorded as public domain[11].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Rules for the Direction of the Mind authored René Descartes[3].

Publication

Rules for the Direction of the Mind was released on 1701[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Latin[6]. Its genre is essay[5].

Why It Matters

Rules for the Direction of the Mind ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

literary work public domain René Descartes

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → René Descartes
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    Publication date → +1701-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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