Rene Descartes

Rene Descartes

“I think therefore I am.”

Rene Descartes

Father of Modern Philosophy

Cogito ergo Sum

I think therefore I am

Cogito ergo Sum

The act of thinking about the self, of being self-

conscious, is in itself proof that there is self.

existence of the self

He said that the only thing that can’t be questioned is the______, since it is man who questions things in the first place.

think

We exist because we ____, and we think because we exist.

exist

We exist because we think, and we think because we ____.

thinking thing

In the Second Meditation, he explored the idea that he is “nothing but ____ _____ that

doubts, understands, affirm, denies, is willing, is unwilling, and also images and has sensory perceptions.”

Dualism

the mind and the physical parts of the body are distinct.

the mind and the body

The concept of dualism holds that reality or existence is divided into two parts:

The mind

is a part of the unseen creation,

the body

is just a part of the mind

misleading

Don’t always trust your senses because sometimes they can be

Thinking Self (soul)

– non-material, immortal, conscious being, independent of the physical law of the universe

The Self as a Physical Body

material, mortal, non-thinking, and fully governed by physical law of nature

healthy mind

According to descartes, one must have a ____ _____ in order to attain best decisions in life.

misusing of the mind

He also believed that the bad and wrong things happen in the world is cause of the

A THINKING THING

he also answered the query of WHAT AM I? by responding as

the essence of the self

A THINKING ENTITY THAT DOUBTS ANALYZES, INQUIRES AND REASONS

exists

whenever a human thinks, he/she