PSYC85H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cogito Ergo Sum, Cartesian Doubt, Pineal Gland
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Renaissance: rebirth (renewal of interest in classical antiquity that originated in italy in 14th century. Rene descartes: saw that our beliefs grow in way that cities grow, beliefs are long processes that stack (i am thinking therefore i am) (cogito, ergo sum, cartesian doubt) Rationalism: if premises are correct, our ability to use reason is sufficient to provide us with the truth. Dualism: mind comes from god and is immortal and we are bodies that need the mind, interaction happens at pineal gland. Introspection: act of looking inward, the examination of one"s mental experience followed by report of the mental contents of one"s consciousness, believed in innate knowledge. Thomas hobbes and descartes commonly disagreed with one another but believed humans and machines are common in terms of mechanical similarities. But believed animals and humans to be different because humans can think and has a soul. 1: everything is at rest until motion changes it.
