Descartes Flashcards
where does Desca tes w rite: ‘I think therefore I am.’
the discourse on the Method
what is Desca tes’ approach to knowledge?
Infallibilist
what differences between mind and body does Desca tes highlight in the second meditation?
body= unce rtain and extended, mind= ce rtain and non-extended
what is a clear and distinct idea?
an idea that is self-evidently t rue and reached by pure reason
what kind of knowledge is reached from pure reason/p rior to expe riences?
A-priori
gaining knowledge from reason rather than expe rience is known as…
Rationalism
what kind of t ruth does not have to be t rue?
Contingent
what word desc ribes ‘t rue in vi rtue of how the world is’?
Synthetic
what problem is Desca rtes t rying to overcome in the 3rd meditation
Solipsism
what 2 arguments does Desca rtes use in the 3rd meditation?
cosmological & trademark
what kind of reality do ideas posses?
Objective
