Originally posted by BlackampOf course, dude!
do you think there is synthetic a priori knowledge? what do you make of WVO Quine's attack on the analytic/synthetic distinction?
I mean, it's like impressive every time Ronaldo cuts inside with the ball glued to his foot, and centers for Benzema to caress it into the net.
How can you doubt it?
Rene Descartes (1596-1650) world class genius and yet "cogito ergo sum"
was the best his intense philosophical speculations could discover. Pitiful.
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Edit: Give this seeker credit for nailing one absolute amid the relatives: Essence
of the human soul...self consciousness (awareness), self determination (volition).
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyDescartes had numerous successes, not least the development of Cartesian coordinates which revolutionised mathematics, but also in the way he approached doubt and lead to the movement of thought away from the Aristotelian method and towards a scientific process. Why don't you try actually learning something instead of cut and paste jobs and stealing other people's opinions?
Rene Descartes (1596-1650) world class genius and yet "cogito ergo sum"
was the best his intense philosophical speculations could discover. Pitiful.
Originally posted by StarrmanYour posts in recent weeks seem to have become more nearly focused and articulate. Pleased to count you among my loyal detractors.
Descartes had numerous successes, not least the development of Cartesian coordinates which revolutionised mathematics, but also in the way he approached doubt and lead to the movement of thought away from the Aristotelian method and towards a scientific process. Why don't you try actually learning something instead of cut and paste jobs and stealing other people's opinions?