Descartes
I think, therefore I am. Rationalist philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes, considered the father of modern philosophy, held this as self-evidently true. In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Bernard Williams of Kings College examine Descartes's theory of k...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2006], c1987.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
Great Philosophers.
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Table of Contents:
- Creative Contributions of Rene Descartes (2:50)
- Knowledge, Truth, and Skepticism (2:27)
- Foundation of Scientific Knowledge (2:26)
- Truth, Certainty, and Skepticism (2:51)
- How Descartes Used Doubt (3:11)
- Propositions for Validating Methods of Inquiry (2:48)
- Descartes' Thoughts on Existence (3:10)
- Descartes' Concept of God (3:31)
- Proof of God's Existence (1:40)
- Scientific View of the External World (4:44)
- Importance of Reflection on Knowing Properties of the World (2:54)
- Descartes the Rationalist and the Experimenter (2:48)
- Mind and Body Dichotomy (2:44)
- Descartes and Western Philosophy (4:54)