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He does not doubt that he exists. From the second meditation:

So you have said, again and again and again. I agree, but it is not as simple as you assume. It is not a matter of taking his side but of trying to un...

I don't think so. I think his doubt is rhetorical. A way to doubt the teachings and authority of the Church by feigning to doubt everything. Added: Do...

You are mixing tenses. It is a condition for thinking. Whether it is a precondition is not as obvious as you think. From Anaxagoras to the present the...

That one is thinking and what is thought are not the same. He must exist in order to think. ? No. In the second meditation Descartes says:

Although Descartes isolates himself in his room, as a thinking thing he is not isolated. As a thinking thing he is connected to thinking itself, that ...

But the content of his thought is not relevant to his not being deceived about his existence. I meant to say whoever thinks. You asked: in response to...

It think it likely that this is part of it. He did not want to suffer the fate of Galileo. But from a letter to Mersenne .

Okay, but I don't see the point. Can you explain how someone can think but not exist? Anyone and everyone who exists. I don't see the connection with ...

He starts by saying: and ends by asking for their help. He never gained their endorsement. Accepting his work is not the same as an appeal for them to...

Is that a fact or an opinion? Evidence?

Two different issues. One is Trump's criminal, unconstitutional actions. The other is what people voted for or against.

None of the quotes are from 19th century authors. I take going forth to mean not just a public persona but putting forth his writings. This thought re...

My interpretation like any other is just that, an interpretation. Is your claim that Descartes wanted the Church to reform your own theory. If so, you...

Wouldn't the Church consider this heresy? Rather than reform the Church he attempts to reform man,

Not f he reveals them of makes them public. I don't see how this follows. You asked about the scientific point of view, which is not the same as commo...

I am not so sure. I ascribe to the idea that when a careful writer says things that seem contradictory that is is sign that we need to look closer and...

It does not entail that God thinks, but if God does think then God exists. No doubt that if Descartes has the benefit of contemporary science some of ...

In response to your first question I said: With regard to the second question, if he were to have stopped there then yes. No.I must exist in order to ...

In terms of a what that something is thinking. In terms of a who it is Descartes.

But Descartes' concern was not simply personal. It was to displace the authority of the Church from the mind of the thinking man,

In the sixth meditation he says: The essence of something is its nature. He says: About the concept of nature he says: and: On the one hand: but on th...

What does this mean? Is it unwarranted to conclude that he is a thing that thinks? Isn't thinking essential to being human? How much of the problem of...

One must exist in order to think the negation of existence. A paradox but not a contradiction.

As I understand it, doubting entails existence. Existing is a necessary condition for doubting. Whoever thinks, whoever doubts, whoever is subject to ...

At the risk of being obtuse, what is the unwarranted conclusion? I agree that what he says falls short of the task of self-knowledge, but that is not ...

In the second meditation Descartes says:

I agree. An historical perspective will counteract the current hype-partisanship and denialism. .

I agree, but do not think it prima facie. I think all the stuff about God is nothing more than a rhetorical defense to avoid the fate of Galileo. Desc...

Contrary to Descartes' claim, it comes from a lack or want, from a need or desire to improve, to have or be without defect. With regard to the perfect...

What first struck me when I began reading the Timaeus is how odd it all seemed. Not the least of which is Socrates uncharacteristic silence throughout...

The term'mystic' has been used to mean what is beyond our knowledge and understanding and also to mean what the mystic knows through transcendent expe...

Paine pointed to Plotinus. They are mystic philosophers. I have. I started a thread on it here.

The philosophers of the Republic. I don't think we are, but according to the mythology of the Republic, some humans are. My argument is that we cannot...

I don't think so. Knowledge of the Forms is a matter of direct, unmediated apprehension. From and earlier post: The Forms are hypotheticals. Well, if ...

Knowledge of a reality that transcends our everyday reality. In line with the Republic it would be knowledge of the Forms. In Plato's Apology Socrates...

I have problems with the second step. What is at issue is the problem of judgment, that is, whether the idea, the image in his mind, corresponds to so...

On my reading the philosopher does not possess such knowledge. It is reserved for the gods.

I think Plato's cave mimics initiation into a mystery cult. There is, however, a notable exception. There is no secret initiation rite. According to t...

What is the source of Descartes' certainty according to the Meditations?

Blame everyone but himself.

.How many will follow Gaetz and not even make it through the beginning of the nomination process? Hegseth seems like a good bet.

In the Phaedo, Socrates attributes causal power to the Forms: ((100b) In the Republic: (508d-e) (517b-c)

If you are objecting to my use of the term 'realm' both Plato (in translation) and Perl use it. Perl says: (36) Plato: (Republic 508b) As to separate,...

Me too . The one who escapes the cave does not only see images. She sees the Forms. But she can't bring the Forms back to the cave for others to see. ...

You do not know that. The approval of Democratic donors is not the same as the approval of "the people". Not unless it is done democratically. How wou...

He would not be on my shortlist. If someone is interested, however, I would recommend Existentialism is a Humanism In this work he says:

Donors who gave to Bernie over other Democrats only shows that Democratic donors favored him, not that he had the support of the people. But that is n...

What aspects of the divided line do you take to be true? Is there a realm of Forms? Are there philosophers who know these Forms? Do you know the Forms...

Unless I am missing something, if donations are any measure then Harris would have won. I am not sure that is entirely true. It may be that people do ...