Essays on Rene Descartes
Through the years, philosophers have contemplated human existence and debated on controversial issues. An example of this is ideas that deal with the mind and body. Some believe the two are separate entities entirely while others believe they are the same. Based off of these thoughts, an idea of one’s self is generated. However, before...
What do you think of Rene Descartes’ philosophy and its relation with Muslim thought? 17th-century famous French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, Rene Descartes, is considered to be the father of modern philosophy. In the era of empiricism, He was a fierce rationalist who thinks out of the box and believes in the power of human...
Rene Descartes was born in March of 1596 in La Haye, France. He was raised in a relatively privileged life compared to others in this time as his father was a lawyer. His mother died when he was a little over a year old, forcing him to live with his grandmother on his mother’s side...
Descartes was recommended by M. Pollot to Elisabeth assuring her of his goodwill toward everyone and in particularly her. So Elisabeth writes to Descartes in a letter petitioning him to answer something she cannot understand, she asks how the soul of man can determine the spirits of the body to produce voluntary actions. She wants...
The pursuit of happiness has often been tied to thoughtful contemplation. However, thoughtful contemplation is hard to define. Published in 1959 and given as a memorial address for German Composer Conradin Kreutzer, Martin Heidegger’s Discourse on Thinking introduces the difference between meditative thinking and calculative thinking. Meditative thinking is contemplative thinking, which makes humans unique....
