Title page from the 1641 Paris Edition of the Meditations of René Descartes. The Latin reads, "Meditations on First Philosophy, in which the Existence of God and the Immortality of the Soul Will Be Demonstrated."
When Descartes talks of "First Philosophy," he really means "Metaphysics."
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Friday, November 22, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Gratuitous Descartes Joke
René Descartes (1596-1650) by Frans Hals. |
If Descartes attempts to prove his own existence, he ruins his argument by presupposing his own proposition.
He puts de cart before the horse.
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