René Descartes

René Descartes (1596–1650) is one of the greatest thinker of all time. He made important contributions to mathematics, physics, epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. In this video, we'll take a look at Descartes’s (pretty crazy) life, the intellectual background to his achievements, and three of his biggest and most enduring idea.

00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Descartes’ life
05:43 - Descartes’ intellectual background
10:59 - Cartesian Geometry
13:17 - Cartesian scepticism and the Cogito
15:50 - Argument from Dreams
18:14 - Cartesian Dualism
21:43 - The influence of Cartesian Dualism

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[HerrEinzige]

12:30 Great video, small mistake but x^2 + y^2 = 4 would be a circle with a radius of 2, which you correctly explain moments later.

[ChadGeidel]

I’m assuming there is, but is there any further philosophical thought with the “thinking” part of dualism? For example, it’s seems that humans aren’t the only animals that “think” and what are the limits of “thinking”/“thought”?

[nikolasmakiyavichi]

How do Descartes thinking ended being a basis for the scientific method?