Episode 2: René Descartes and the Modern Sense of Self
Ideas Matter
English - July 08, 2021 09:04 - 1 hour - 149 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Ep 1. The Ethics of Authenticity by Charles Taylor
Next Episode: Ep 3: 'On Ideology' by Louis Althusser
I think, therefore I am. Or am I? In this episode we discuss infamous French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist René Descartes' seminal text: Meditations on the First Philosophy.
We begin by providing the historical context for Descartes' thought, outlining his argument about why mind and body are distinct, before concluding with the ramifications for his famous phrase cogito ergo sum (I think, therefore I am).
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