Rene Descartes Meditations on First Philosophy Philosophers Explained Stephen Hicks

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Philosophers, Explained covers major philosophers and texts, especially the great classics. In each episode, Professor Hicks discusses an important work, doing a close reading that lasts 40 minutes to an hour. • René Descartes(1596-1650) was a French scientist, philosopher and mathematician. He was the developer of analytic geometry. The Cartesian coordinate system used algebra to describe geometrical figures. • In this episode, Dr. Hicks discusses the first and second meditations from Rene Descartes' 1641 book, Meditations on First Philosophy. Descartes asks Of what can I be certain? and reaches a negative conclusion. • Timestamps: • 00:00 Introduction • 00:59 The text • 01:51 Accepting false opinions as true • 03:08 I must rid myself of false opinions • 04:54 I have the time now to examine my opinions • 05:53 I will withhold belief on what is not certain • 07:58 Sometimes, my senses deceive me • 10:52 Certainly, I cannot doubt the existence of what I sense? • 11:49 I sleep and dream • 14:17 What about this moment? Am I dreaming? • 17:04 Let's compare our condition to the similarity to painting • 19:51 Maybe the real world is juts a dream • 20:28 Science and medicine are called into question • 21:23 What is the status of mathematics? • 23:49 An evil demon • 27:00 Occasional deception • 31:10 The deceitful demon • 36:02 I will rest now from my mental labors • 38:01 The Second Meditation-the search for certainty • 40:20 Is there something I cannot doubt? • 41:27 Am I then not something? • 42:56 I must exist for the deceitful demon to deceive me • • Stephen R. C. Hicks, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University, USA, and has had visiting positions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., University of Kasimir the Great in Poland, Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College in England, and Jagiellonian University in Poland. • Other links: • Explaining Postmodernism audiobook: • Explaining Postmodernism by Stephen H... • Nietzsche and the Nazis audiobook: • Nietzsche and the Nazis by Stephen R.... • Playlists: • Education Theory: • Education Theory • Entrepreneurship and Values: • Playlist • Nietzsche: • Nietzsche

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