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Descartes, the Doubty Philosopher
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jun 27, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
An introduction to the life and work of Rene Descartes (1596 – 1650). In his collection of essays, called "Meditations", Descartes outlines a modern, rationalist philosophy, one that rejects the help of tradition and earlier theories in order to build a new system of knowledge and science based on only on certainty. Using only the power of reason, Descartes claims, it is possible to establish the sure foundation of all knowledge.
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Released:
Jun 27, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (6)
The Relation of Mind and Body: Descartes' dualism of mind and body is a lasting legacy. Nowadays many people still believe the body is less well-known than the mind and that there is a mystery about how the mental and the physical can interact. by The Philosophy of Descartes