René Descartes

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René Descartes (1596–1650) is one of the greatest thinker of all time. He made important contributions to mathematics, physics, epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. In this video, we'll take a look at Descartes’s (pretty crazy) life, the intellectual background to his achievements, and three of his biggest and most enduring idea. • You can support the channel and help it grow by contributing on my Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/atticphilosophy • 00:00 - Intro • 00:36 - Descartes’ life • 05:43 - Descartes’ intellectual background • 10:59 - Cartesian Geometry • 13:17 - Cartesian scepticism and the Cogito • 15:50 - Argument from Dreams • 18:14 - Cartesian Dualism • 21:43 - The influence of Cartesian Dualism • If there’s a topic you’d like to see covered, leave me a comment below. • Links: • My academic philosophy page: http://markjago.net • My book What Truth Is: http://bit.ly/JagoTruth • Most of my publications are available freely here: https://philpapers.org/s/Mark%20Jago • Get in touch on Social media! • Twitter: / philosophyattic • #philosophy #Descartes #knowledge

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