René Descartes

How often do you consciously emphasize your language with metaphors? Now question how often you dare your mind to do the same? French philosopher Rene Descartes challenges the way people perceive themselves in his iconic metaphor “I think therefore I am,” which derives from his text The Discourse on Method. According to Descartes, convincing oneself of nothing in the world existing does not mean that one fails to exist. Concluding that the self must be convinced of “something” for this concept…

The Mind-Body Problem, and Human Understanding Rene Descartes (1998) believed that the mind and body were two separate things, which could exist without each other, a type of dualism known as interactionism (Kardas, 2014, pg. 174). His theory, however, came to be known as the mind-body problem, due to the lack of any clear, concrete understanding of his ideas (Kardas, 2014, pg. 174). In contrast, John Locke’s (1998) theories showed that the mind used the body to obtain sensory information,…

Rene Descartes, a 16th-century French rationalist, and Hume, an 18th-century Scottish empiricist, were two of the greatest early modern philosophers. Descartes used in his reason and method of doubt to most notably come to conclusions about the nature of the self, mind, and body in his Meditations on First Philosophy. Hume using his senses and experiences to come to views of these things in his work the, Treatise of Human Nature, Book 1. These two philosophy giants came to totally bipolar…

The Slate Is Not Empty: Descartes and Locke on Innate Ideas René Rene Descartes and John Locke, two of the fundamental businesslike people who framed improvement, the contrast on two or three subjects; one of them concerns whether the human thought contains intrinsic thoughts. In this article, I will shield Descartes' debate that two or three contemplations, definitely, are engraved in the psyche at parturition, and show how Locke claim against normal examinations is lacking. As showed by the…

Although René Descartes and John Locke, were both considered great philosophers of their time; they are also well known for their opposing views on the Self. Descartes and Locke, both explored the nature of knowledge and the nature of self. As mentioned in the book, they both shared a scientific perspective in developing knowledge through clear thinking, analysis, and real world observation and experimentation. Descartes and Locke, both attempted to answer the same questions related to knowledge…

damaged parts can easily be replaced. Philosophers Rene Descartes and John Locke would have plenty to say about the identity of the Nu-Me and it’s ability to have a mind or to be considered a person. Descartes’s Meditation on First Philosophy argues a dualistic conception of the human person. According to the theory’s of dualism, mind is distinct from the body and the human person itself is a machine. In Meditation on First Philosophy Descartes doubts his knowledge of existence and furthers…

Locke, Hume, Mill, and the Mysterious Disappearance of Descartes René Descartes, born in France in the 17th century, laid the foundation of modern philosophy. In fact, due to his numerous contributions to the field, he is still considered to be the “father of philosophy.” Though a renowned philosopher, he also made considerable contributions to the fields of science and math, including the Cartesian coordinates, reflection and refraction of light, and analytical geometry (Infoplease, n.d).…

In Descartes first meditation he begins with doubting all knowledge that he accepted as true. To set up firm and permanent truths in the sciences Descartes had to set aside opinions that he believed and start from the very beginning. However, analyzing each of his sentiments for deception would be infinite labor. Instead Descartes says “…it will be enough to make me reject them all if I can find in each some ground for doubt”. This can tackle the fundamental standards in which his beliefs are…

Descartes Meditation 1 René Descartes, a 17th century French philosopher, has been referred to as the father of modern philosophy. Descartes works and writings on philosophy have transformed and altered the current landscape of philosophy as we know it. One of his more notable writings, Meditation I of the Things of Which We May Doubt, is still subjected to debate hundreds of years after René death. One of the major claims of this writing is that the mind is more knowable and certain than the…

Descartes v. Locke Rene Descartes and John Locke are two philosophers of the 17th century who study on what the self is and how the mind and body are associated together. Although Descartes and Locke share some ideas, they do have different and significant examples explaining their beliefs. Rene Descartes has 6 Meditations in a treatise written by himself called “Meditations on First Philosophy” in which 3 are important. Two of the important Meditations are the 5th and 6th Meditations and they…