PHI 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Algebraic Geometry, The Takeaway, Undressed
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Lived in time of emerging contemporary science perspectives. Algebraic geometry has its roots in descartes. Galileo was around at about the same time as descartes. Driving force: trying to find a way to have us be solid and confident in our scientific developments/theories. Indubitable truths from the rest of his beliefs: once he"s done that, presumably the starting point for belief should be among the beliefs that you cannot doubt. Strategy: i will go straight for the basic principles on which all my former beliefs rested. But from time to time i have found that the senses deceive, and it is prudent never to trust completely those who have deceived us even once. How could it be denied that these hands or this whole body are mine? : takeaway: the new academic skeptics" arguments do not rule out beliefs we have based on sense perceptions.
