René Préval

Rene Descartes was a true pioneer of his time. In 1628, he wrote Rules for the Direction of the Mind, and within the first rule in summary implies that we as human beings should control our minds into making accurate and precise perceptions through what and how we experience these things. Through the first rule individuals can already safely assume that Rene Descartes is writing about rationalism. When one uses religion and faith to perceive the world around him, then he is subject to the…

Descartes and Galileo were two the leading figures in the transition from natural philosophy to modern science and philosophy. They were some of the first modern thinkers who looked at the world and said that the laws of nature are indeed mathematical. One of Galileo’s goals was to take the studies of science and separate them from the ideologies of philosophy. Studying philosophy and mathematics Galileo was able to gain a clear understand of what separates the mathematics from the ideas of…

Descartes’ Philosophy Effects Elisabeth Soul What can we understand from Descartes philosophy in his meditation? That is what Elisabeth was trying to do by sending letters to Descartes and because there was no other ways to have a conversation between each other’s so Philosophers usually send letters to each other’s to make a conversion. Elisabeth was the princess of bohemia she was born on 1618 in Heidelberg, Germany. Her highness was a Philosopher and she was famous of her sharp mind and her…

Rene Descartes’ “Discourse on the Method” is equal parts philosophical guideline and historical text. The core subtext of the book is that Descartes is sharing with the world the method that he has discovered with regard to reason that has helped him in his scientific endeavors. While there are numerous writing nuances found in this work, symbolism is one particular written trait that is not omnipresent in philosophical discourses like the one Descartes wrote here. Like many other philosophical…

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…

Knowledge, what makes it the basis for all thought and how is it collected. This is the puzzling question for the philosophers René Descartes and David Hume. Descartes, a french philosopher that thrives in the 15-1600s, whereas Hume was Scottish and was active in the18th century. They each have their own theories on how us as humans retain and maintain knowledge. Hume being influenced by Descartes devised his own method of knowledge and logic after denying Descartes theory of all knowledge…

Reasoning for Reason Rene Descartes and David Hume are both philosophers and their various works have had an impact in the world of philosophy. In this paper, I will argue that Hume’s position on reason is better than Descartes’ because it makes more sense logically whereas Descartes’ position is based on something that cannot be scientifically proven. In Descartes’ opinion, everything you believe should be based on a solid, rational foundation. He explains that he, “had to raze everything to…

Legitimacy is a belief by people that government rules by right, that it is acceptable and proper. This means that the opinions of citizens of a state about their government is very important in consideration of its legitimacy. When a government is legitimate it is stronger and the people are happier to live in the state. Legitimacy relies on many factors, some sources of legitimacy include: traditional, personal, and social.Haiti’s corruption rating is a very low 20/100, 100 being the…

Haiti in its fight to Political Freedom In his route to Asia, Christopher Columbus landed on the Island in 1492, naming it Hispaniola. As we learned in this course, Christopher Columbus was one of the first conquistadores who were seeking land and wealth in order to get high class standing. At the time, the Tainos lived in the land; they had a peaceful encounter at first where they exchanged gifts then second encounter, they n took over the land and enslaved the indigenous people who later died…