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Which is the most famous saying of Rene Descartes
Cogito, ergo sum
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When was Rene Descartes born
31 March 1596
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Where was Rene Descartes born
La Haye
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Where did Rene Descartes get a degree in law
Poitiers
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English translation of: Cogito, Ergo Sum
i think therfore i am
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French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, Meditations on the First Philosophy, Copernican Revolution
Rene Descartes
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Document of how to prove something is real
Meditation 1/ Method of Doubt
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Hard to distinguish between dreams and reality, second stage, ex. fake waking up
Dream Problem:Lucid Dreams
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Higher power (God) may trick us, third and final stage, if God cannot deceive us- it is absolutely certain of existence
Evil Demon
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In order for God to trick us, we must exist... "I think therefore I am"
Problem with Evil Genius Problem/ Solution
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The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality
Metaphysics
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The branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge
Epistemology
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The branch of philosophy that studies and evaluates human conduct
Ethics
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The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of beauty
Aesthetics
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A person who questions whether anything can be known with certainty
Skeptic
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School of thought that questions the possibility of certainty in knowledge
Skepticism
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Knowledge comes only, or primarily, from sensory experience
Empiricism
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Descartes' foundational belief of which he could have certainty
I think, therefore I am
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reason is the chief means by which mankind may obtain, possess, and test the certainty of knowledge
Rationalism
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Philosophical treatise by René Descartes first published in 1641
Meditations on First Philosophy
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A person consists of both a body and a soul/mind
Dualism
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A person consists of either a body or a soul/mind
Monism
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The thought that one's perceived reality was a lie being fed to them by some wicked being
evil Demon Theory
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What Descartes likened his beliefs to when questioning all that he believed
Apple Basket
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A level of knowledge that leaves no room for doubt
Certainty
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I am a thinking thing
Sum Res Cogitans
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Argues for rationalism by demonstrating how uncertain our knowledge of the world is compared to our knowledge of our minds
Wax Argument
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The critique that Descartes' argument for the reliability of senses via the existence of a wholly good God is logically flawed
Cartesian Circle
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The volitional aspect of man driven mainly by emotion
Will
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The aspect of man driven mainly by knowledge
Intellect
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A branch of philosophy that studies the nature of being
Ontology
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