Rene Descartes

Rene’ Descartes Analytic Geometry Analytic geometry was brought fourth by the famous French mathematician Rene’ Descartes in 1637. Descartes did not start his studying and working with geometry until after…

Through time, one of the ever-prevailing issues has been the mind-body problem and whether or not the two are inter-related. These assumptions both attempt to solve the age-old question of…

At some point during a student’s standard educational career, often during high school, a coordinate system with be introduced for the purpose of graphing specific points on a plane and…

Rene Descartes was one of the most prominent philosophers in the world. His contribution to philosophy was remarkable; he was given the title “Father of Modern Philosophy,” as the thinkers…

Mind, body and God have always caused the major philosophical debates. Philosophers worked out various theories about their connection and combinations of them. This paper’s aim is to study the…

The famous philosopher, Rene Descartes (1596-1650), has proposed two important arguments in the field of philosophy and logic, particularly the (1) argument of mistaken sensorium, and (2) the evil demon…

Descartes second meditation is a description on the basic nature that govern human mind. It is an argument aimed at creating an elaborated view on how the mind should be…

Descartes’ explanation on distinguishing false from truth forms a basic philosophical identity in his contemporary life. To him, he has the ability of distinguishing the truth from the exact force…

The Method of Doubt is a systematic process of doubting one’s own beliefs in order to ascertain which beliefs are actually true. This method was revolutionized in the field of…

The start of the Scientific Revolution heralded many changes concerning different viewpoints on knowledge. The breakaway from the medieval ages and the gradual rediscovery of classical ideas from the Renaissance…

In studying Descartes’ meditations, it is important to find implication in the introduction and conclusion of the material, just as it is likewise important to delve into the body of…

In order to understand Descartes’ First Certainty, it is best to view and situate the greater scheme of his philosophy against the backdrop of the intellectual revolution of his time….

Cogito and dream arguments are some of the interesting philosophical works of Descartes, who is well known for his challenging arguments in modern the philosophy. However, these two types of…

Logic is a matter of reasoning and explaining objects which are comprehensible and incomprehensible to humans. In science, religion, and morality, numerous scholarly works on the aforementioned subject matters have…

In the first meditation, Descartes goal as he clearly state is to find indubitable knowledge that can provide a firm foundation to the sciences especially the social sciences. This has…

It is now 21st century and people are yet to conclude the debate over the ideas that Rene Descartes, the denizen of the French philosophers, raised in 17th century through…

Camas and Descartes both have something to say about life, its happenings and the reason why things are the way they are.  Camas believes in the absurd while Descartes believes…

Rene Descartes was one of the greatest philosophers in the Baroque period. He was influential not only in physics, natural sciences, mathematics, but most importantly his work on philosophy. His…

Rene Descartes’ third meditation from his book Meditations on First Philosophy, examines Descartes’ arguments for the existence of God.The purpose of this essay will be to explore Descartes’ reasoning and…