| Front | Rene Descartes |
|---|---|
| Back | Training: Jesuit (religious), law license, mercenary army Accomplishments: Mathematics: analytic geometry Philosophy: Cogito ergo sum, uncertain of everything – even God. Dualism of mind and body (body = complex machine, mind controls body via pineal gland). Ideas are innate or from experience. Experience alter’s body’s hydraulic system (memories). Passions arise from body and cause involuntary behavior Science: rigorous scientific approach since nothing can be taken as true. Live dissections (animals don’t feel pain). Criticisms of others: n/a Criticized by others: Spinoza argued for unity of mind and body. Systems: Nativist – knowledge uncovered by logic & deduction |
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