Descartes Summary

Introduction: Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy 16th Century: emergence of modern philosophy : changes from Classical inheritance & takes on new task (modern conception) : question of knowledge Descartes: certain that knowledge is possible : uses philosophy to show how knowledge is possible : figures knowledge is a Philosophical principle, not way of world organization knowledge: (a.k.a.: K) secure & won’t come from empiracle world; philosophy is the only way to achieve it : provides foundation for science Meditations: …showed first 75 words of 606 total…

…showed last 75 words of 606 total…revolutionary thinker : contributed to understanding of knowledge Method of Universal Doubt objective: to systematically think calmly and clearly about all that you consider knowledge & Doubt it. : to systematically doubt everything.... might find something exempt of doubt, then you have the thing which you can build back up as a reliable structure of knowledge. Knowledge: as inverted triangle: bottom philosophy if real work of human mind is to understand the world, must establish perfect unshakeable truths