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Descartes' Method for Certainty
- Descartes believed that converting everything into equations and manipulating them mathematically could lead to certainty.
- He saw this computational approach as a way to alleviate the anxiety caused by uncertainty during the scientific revolution.
Luther, Descartes, and the Isolated Mind
- The isolated individual mind is emphasized in both Luther's focus on conscience and Descartes' focus on consciousness.
- Despite seeming opposition, the Lutheran and Cartesian grammars share this commitment, which binds them together deeply.
Hobbes and Artificial Intelligence
- Hobbes proposed that if cognition is computation and matter is real, then a material computer could be built to artificially create cognition.
- This proposal makes artificial intelligence part of both the scientific revolution and the meaning crisis.