Descartes’s Realizations
During the Enlightenment period, people explored the reality of all things; in the nature of religion, mathematics, or science, et cetera. Often thought of as the Age of Reason, the enlightenment period brought a whole new way of thinking along with it. Before this era, people used to do just do as they were told and not question why they were doing these things, or they were too afraid to ask why. Belief in a concept or ideal seemed to come out of the progressive general facts that lead into a final conclusion. Thinking this way is exactly how Rene Descartes thought when he reaches his famous maxim, “I think, therefore I am.” Through this statement one can believe that Descartes knows he is real because he could think …show more content…
The idea that everything must be questioned is seen throughout the entire enlightenment period. Examples are shown in the works of many other philosophers. Among these, Immanuel Kant said “Have courage to use your own reason.”(Kant 105) Kant’s statement means that people should not just do what they are told or obey everything they are commanded to do, but question all that is around you and use your own reason instead of relying on that of the authority figure. The basic principle of thinking for your own has brought humankind very far since then. The individual reasoning and logic has created a breeding ground for innovation and …show more content…
This is displayed widely in the Enlightenment period, through the sheer variety of all the different ideas that people pondered and the avenues they take to get to these realizations. The topics that the philosophers of this time were very broad. For example Jean Jacques Rousseau explored ideas from education all the way to religion.(Bertram) The point of this way of thinking is to have a large pool of data to select from in order to come to a final conclusion about one’s personal
During the Enlightenment period, people explored the reality of all things; in the nature of religion, mathematics, or science, et cetera. Often thought of as the Age of Reason, the enlightenment period brought a whole new way of thinking along with it. Before this era, people used to do just do as they were told and not question why they were doing these things, or they were too afraid to ask why. Belief in a concept or ideal seemed to come out of the progressive general facts that lead into a final conclusion. Thinking this way is exactly how Rene Descartes thought when he reaches his famous maxim, “I think, therefore I am.” Through this statement one can believe that Descartes knows he is real because he could think …show more content…
The idea that everything must be questioned is seen throughout the entire enlightenment period. Examples are shown in the works of many other philosophers. Among these, Immanuel Kant said “Have courage to use your own reason.”(Kant 105) Kant’s statement means that people should not just do what they are told or obey everything they are commanded to do, but question all that is around you and use your own reason instead of relying on that of the authority figure. The basic principle of thinking for your own has brought humankind very far since then. The individual reasoning and logic has created a breeding ground for innovation and …show more content…
This is displayed widely in the Enlightenment period, through the sheer variety of all the different ideas that people pondered and the avenues they take to get to these realizations. The topics that the philosophers of this time were very broad. For example Jean Jacques Rousseau explored ideas from education all the way to religion.(Bertram) The point of this way of thinking is to have a large pool of data to select from in order to come to a final conclusion about one’s personal