第3个沉思建立的认识论模型(基于充足理由律(借用Leibniz概念),观念是对实在的表象)是奠基性的,此后一直都在被无异议地遵循,甚至延伸到Hume做出某种毁灭性的攻击之后的Kant。另一方面,Descartes的“我思故我在(Cogito ergo sum)”有意无意中以一种无比清晰的方式将自我与周围的世界割裂开来,这犹如打开了潘多拉盒子,...
Descartes was educated in the Jesuit College at La Flèche and the Univ. of Poitiers, then entered the army of Prince Maurice of Nassau. In 1628 he retired to Holland, where he spent his time in scientific research and philosophic reflection. Even before going to Holland, Descartes had begun...
Rene Descartes is one of the most elegant writers of philosophy. He is also one of the most important of the western philosophers due to his determination to find a certain foundation for philosophy / truth that could not be assaulted by the skeptics!
René Descartes This quote highlights the philosophical concept of self-awareness and the exploration of one’s own existence. It raises the question of what it truly means to be conscious and self-aware. The quote suggests that while we may have a sense of our own existence, there is a de...
Students will enjoy using this graphically illustrated, interactive learning tool. The timeline feature presents a sequential view of Descartes philosophical and mathematical journey. A quiz function helps students demonstrate their comprehension of the reading material. Descartes work showed how logical think...
Philosophical René Descartes quotes 38. “I think; therefore I am.”—René Descartes 39. “The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.”René Descartes 40. “Everything is self-evident.”—René Descartes ...
Descartes often referred to as the “Father of Modern Philosophy” acquired his status by methods of reasoning to attain knowledge through one of his most influential philosophical writings Meditations on First Philosophy. One of the most pronounced and skeptical pieces from the mediations is Meditatio...
Descartes transformed the trial:“Descartes, who is the starting point for much of thespecifically modernphilosophical and scientific concepts, wanted to set the matter through the scope, and make this the very definition of a principle physical quantity.”It was not yet materialism, but at least...
As even this short discussion suggests, Guénon raises profound philosophical issues, and contemporary thought has not done a terribly impressive job of coping with them. But, he contends, the problems go further still. In a chapter ofThe Reign of Quantityentitled “The Degeneration of Coin...