
Episode #029 ... Descartes pt. 2 - See episode description
Philosophize This!
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Descartes - The Greatest Sceptic of All Time
Descarte started by asking the easy questions we probably ask. But then descarte goes deeper into doubt. He starts asking, what is it exactly that i am? And then he goes so deep that he questions whether the world around us is actually real. How can you know whether you're dreaming or awake right now? What if this is a dream? The method of doubting every single thing in order to eventually arrive at first principles that we can base future philosophy on has been described as 'the most radical sceptic ever'
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