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renaissance
Renaissance lasted for 200 years during 15th&16th ct.
Descartes
ratinalist
Jesuits
School run by Jesuits, known for their skill as educators.
Scholastic tradition
(Descartes) tradition, combining the received wisdom of church authority with the careful use of reason. It relied on rational argument derived from the works of Aristotle to support the precepts of the church.
Rationalist
person who believes that truth could emerge from the careful use of reason (Descartes).
Innate idea
extension, ideas of God, the self, and some basic mathematical truths.
Derived idea
many of our concepts result from our experiences. Example: knowing that a wax candle of a certain size will burn for about 10 hours .
Nativist
Descartes’s position on innate ideas.
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