PHIL 1000 Chapter : Descartes Preface And First Meditation
Document Summary
Dedicated to the owner of the largest jesuit school in paris. Influential in math and philosophy; the two were almost one during the time. Descartes developed the 4 quadrant graph, and the mind and body problem (separation of medical and mental wards) Censored by the church and attacked by many respected minds. Provides reasons on why he wrote the book. Says the chief issues of philosophy are god and the soul. If you already believe, you don"t need proof that they exist, thus you don"t need philosophy. De means about or of monstration means showing. Descartes himself needs proof of god and the soul. Proves the existence of god and soul like a geometer proves a square. Atheists don"t believe in god because they"ve taken human qualities like benevolence, potent, and science and just add omni to the beginning. Plato used dialogues and stories while descartes uses meditation.
