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"Here (is) a true explanation, concerning which there can be no doubt." takes on a whole new meaning after observing Descartes method of Cartesian doubt, also known as systemic doubt.
Descartes maintains that which is fundamentally indubitable is the only thing which can be known; that is to say, one can only be said to have grasped the whole truth of a thing if such truth is inherently self-evident and impossible to doubt. Therefor, to claim that something cannot be doubted is to say that it is profoundly true and complete.
The rest of the text of the Emerald Tablet is also interesting in light of Cartesian thought, though I'm still digesting the parallels. There appears to be great similarity between formal and material substances in Cartesian thought, and subtle and gross matter in alchemical thought. I need to think on these connections more.
As far as the title of this post? To be honest, I'm not really sure myself. Don't read too much into my intentions with it. It just seemed to fit.
Descartes maintains that which is fundamentally indubitable is the only thing which can be known; that is to say, one can only be said to have grasped the whole truth of a thing if such truth is inherently self-evident and impossible to doubt. Therefor, to claim that something cannot be doubted is to say that it is profoundly true and complete.
The rest of the text of the Emerald Tablet is also interesting in light of Cartesian thought, though I'm still digesting the parallels. There appears to be great similarity between formal and material substances in Cartesian thought, and subtle and gross matter in alchemical thought. I need to think on these connections more.
As far as the title of this post? To be honest, I'm not really sure myself. Don't read too much into my intentions with it. It just seemed to fit.
