Episode #028 ... Rene Descartes pt. 1 - Context

Philosophize This!

Stephen West

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 17.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2014

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the podcast, we begin learning about Rene Descartes. First, we find out why the entire human race can be compared to the loud, obnoxious guy at a party who thinks he’s smarter than everyone else. Next, we examine Descartes’ rigorous method of doubt and how it involves Morpheus from the Matrix and Sully from Monsters Inc. Finally, we think about how doubt can help us live better lives and why, when it comes to our beliefs, one bad apple really does spoil the barrel. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This! Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.2	Renee DeCard is one of these people whose reputation proceeds in so much that to just
0:46.7	dive right into the episode and start talking about his life, it would be a little bit
0:51.1	cavalier for me.
0:53.2	He's one of these names from philosophy that even people that have little to no experience
0:58.4	trudging miserably through these philosophical treatises.
1:01.5	Pretty much everybody has a little bit of an idea of who he was.
1:05.9	Most people have directly spoken to, typically can identify him correctly as the guy that
1:10.1	said, I think, therefore I am.
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