descartes his philosophy
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René Descartes Born on 31 March 1596 in La Haye, France The Father of analytic geometry The Father of modern philosophy Rationalism Cartesian doubt “Cogito, ergo sum”TRANSCRIPT
Descartes & His Philosophy
Grade 12 LiteratureCharles 31December 14th ,2015
René Descartes
Born on 31 March 1596 in La Haye, France
The Father of analytic geometry
The Father of modern philosophy
Rationalism
Cartesian doubt
“Cogito, ergo sum”
Rationalism
• Often known as Cartesianism• The knowledge of eternal truths
Cartesian doubt• Defeat skepticism on its own ground• Doubt the truth of everything
Cogito, ergo sum
• In his Discourse on the Method• Conducted from the first person
perspective
Descartes’s philosophy in Candide Descartes theory of innate ideas(Ch.22) More like Pangloss “There are always more good things than evil in
this live”
Reference
Skirry, Justin. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.
Smith, Kurt. "Descartes' Life and Works." Stanford University. Stanford University, 9 Apr. 2001. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.
Voltaire. “Candide”. Trans. Lowell Bair. Batam Books, New York, 1959. Print.
Images
Descartes: http://boongoo.com/839132-rene-descartes.html
Lightbulb: http://www.stephendekuyper.com/philosophy/cogito-ergo-sum/
I think therefore I am: http://hikingartist.com/2011/08/29/i-think-therefore-i-am-illustration/bw-i-think-therefore-txt/
Rationalism: http://hubpages.com/education/Philosophy-of-knowledge-Rationalism
Logic: http://heythrop.su/logic-society/
Doubt: http://mi-mam-sa.blogspot.tw/2009/03/descartes-part-3-birth-of-cartesian_01.html