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Rene Descartes Father of Modern Philosophy b. March 31 1596 in La Haye France wrote Meditations in 1641 d. February 11 1650

Background The Scientific Revolution Galileo and the Copernican system Descartes and the Jesuits who taught him Bacon and the Scientific Method Main theme: Get rid of Aristotle!

Epistemology How do I know anything? What does it mean to know something?

Foundationalism Knowledge = “justified true belief.” All knowledge depends upon some one belief that we know to be true beyond all possible doubt To find that one belief we must attempt to raise doubts against all beliefs we hold until we cannot doubt them any longer

Hyperbolic Doubt

How do I come to experience the wax?

Am I really dreaming?

The Brain in a Vat

The Evil Genius

The Truth I cannot Doubt Cogito; ergo sum I think; therefore I am The Truth I cannot Doubt

But What is this “I” who thinks?

I am a Thinking Thing!