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Social Epistemology - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science oecs.mit.edu MIT Press Jul 24, 2024 2 facts

claimRené Descartes is often characterized as the 'boogeyman' of social epistemology due to the hyper-individualistic methodology he adopted in his 1637 work, Meditations.

claimAlthough René Descartes presented himself as retreating to a private residence to rebuild knowledge from scratch in Meditations, he was actually a social individual who consulted others for feedback on the work.

Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Jul 13, 2017 2 facts

claimRené Descartes questioned whether one is identical to one's body in his work Meditations.

claimRené Descartes asserted in his 1641 work 'Meditations' that the statement 'I am, I exist' is necessarily true whenever it is conceived in his mind.

Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Dec 20, 2023 2 facts

claimRené Descartes argued in 'Meditations' (VI) and 'Discourse on Method' (IV) that consciousness is distinct from the physical because it is conceivable for consciousness to exist without the body or the physical world.

claimRené Descartes argued in Meditations, VI, that the mind is non-physical because the mind is indivisible, whereas all physical bodies are divisible.

Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimRené Descartes presents an argument for skepticism in the first of his Meditations, which he attempts to refute in later Meditations.

The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Springer 1 fact

claimWhile René Descartes’ dualist model has been subject to harsh critique since the publication of his Meditations, the predictive power of Isaac Newton’s laws sustained the mechanistic understanding of nature inherent in that model.

What Is Epistemology? Pt. 3: The Nature of Justification and Belief philosimplicity.com Philosimplicity Oct 23, 2017 1 fact

accountRené Descartes used skepticism as a mental exercise in his work 'Meditations' to rid himself of assumptions by pretending they do not exist, allowing him to reason back to his initial assumptions to test their validity.

Asara Adams & The Pleiadian-Sirian-Arcturian Council of Light creators.spotify.com Reuben Langdon · Spotify 1 fact

claimJenn Carmody produces content regarding reality field work, timeline shifts, and meditations, which is distributed via YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.