Tree of knowledge (philosophy)
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Tree of knowledge (philosophy)
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The tree of knowledge or tree of philosophy is a metaphor presented by the French philosopher René Descartes in the preface to the French translation of his work Principles of Philosophy to describe the relations among the different parts of philosophy in the shape of a tree. He describes knowledge as a tree. The tree's roots are metaphysics, its trunk is physics, and its branches are all other sciences the principal of which are medicine, mechanics and morals.
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Metaphor used in philosophical analogies
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2024-04-18T18:10:31Z
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