To undertake this endeavor, Descartes formulates a theory which is now known as Cartesian doubt, wherein he attempts to rationally and systematically rid himself of all of his beliefs.
2007-01-25 18:09:34 · 14 answers · asked by mcgilllilnancy 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Perfect use of the word and good sentence.
2007-01-25 18:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not too keen on the word undertake. I would use achieve or accomplish instead.
In order to accomplish this (or his) endeavor, Descartes formulates a theory that is now known as Cartesian doubt, wherein he attempts to rationally and systematically rid himself of all of his beliefs.
A tip for whether or to use "which" or "that." if you take a sentence and use the word "which" to add more information - that information is not important enough and can be excluded from the sentence without harming it. "That" is used when the information that proceeds it is important and must stay in the sentence.
hope this helps.
2007-01-25 18:20:52 · answer #2 · answered by toshoa76 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, it's correct, but makes the tone a bit ... pretentious. And I'd also be careful with the present tense. To slim it down:
"To undertake this endeavor, Descartes formulated a theory known as Cartesian doubt, in which he attempted to rationally and systematically refute all of his personal beliefs."
Stronger verbs are generally more effective than unnecessarily fancy conjunctions; conjunctions are not meant to be noticed.
2007-01-25 18:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wherein is fine.
You can improve the sentence by putting it into the past tense and deleting 'which is' and the second 'of' in 'of all of his beliefs':
To undertake this endeavor, Descartes formulated a theory now known as Cartesian doubt, wherein he attempted to rationally and systematically rid himself of all his beliefs.
2007-01-25 18:21:15 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wherein In A Sentence
2017-01-13 07:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you sure did. I like "wherein" better than "in which".
Not knowing the context, I can't offer a substitue, but I don't really like the opening phrase "To undertake this endeavor"... Context aside, I would definitely try to substitute a one syllable word for one of the 3 syllable words.
2007-01-25 18:34:16 · answer #6 · answered by and_y_knot 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but I don't agree that it's a good sentence. It's written in present tense and Descartes died in 1650, so past tense would be more appropriate.
2007-01-26 03:30:13 · answer #7 · answered by Mooseles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, thank you so much for bringing this up. It's one of my biggest pet peeves, too! Ex: If the number 5 is greater than 3, then the number 5 has more value than the number 3. Oh yeah...
2016-05-24 00:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-25 18:13:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
excellent sentence.
2007-01-25 18:13:53 · answer #10 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋