La recherche de la vérité par la lumiÚre naturelle
aka Inquisitio Veritatis per Lumen Naturale
The Search for Truth by Natural Light
renaissanceThe Search for Truth by Natural Light is an unfinished philosophical dialogue by RenĂ© Descartes âset in the courtly culture of the âhonnĂȘte hommeâ and âcuriositĂ©â.â It was written in French but that was lost around 1700 and remained lost until a partial copy was discovered in G.W. Leibniz's papers in Hanover in 1908 and published in the Adam-Tannery edition of Descartes's works and correspondence. A Latin translation, Inquisitio Veritatis per Lumen Naturale, was published in 1683 as part of Renati Des-Cartes Musicae compendium and again in 1701 as part of R. Des-Cartes Opuscula posthuma, physica et mathematica ; it was also included in a Dutch translation of a collection of letters from Descartes published in 1684 by J.H. Glazemaker.â Wikipedia
A Latin translation was first published in 1683. The original written in French was rediscovered in the 20th century.
