Descartes: Knowledge and Scepticism
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Attic Philosophy is all about bringing you free, high-quality, university-level education on YouTube. As a lecturer, I see the benefits of a university education every day, and I want more people to have access to those benefits. With videos covering metaphysics, language, logic, and social philosophy. Learning philosophy can be really hard, whether you're studying it at uni or not. Academics often seem like they're speaking a different language. On this channel, I discuss some of the big ideas in philosophy, and show you how to get to grips with logic. You can support the channel and help it grow by contributing on my Ko-fi page: Ko-fi.com/atticphilosophy Ask me a question in the comments! I'll try to get back to you. Or get in touch on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilosophyAttic You can find out about my academic philosophy work here: http://www.markjago.net Many of my academic publications are available freely here: https://philpapers.org/s/Mark%20Jago
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Descartes' writings on knowledge and scepticism revolutionised modern philosophy. In this video, we take a look at his innovative method, his arguments for scepticism, and how he tried to restore certainty. You can support the channel and help it grow by contributing on my Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/atticphilosophy 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Background 02:43 - Descartes’ two-part strategy 04:09 - The argument from illusion 06:13 - The argument from dreams 12:44 - The argument from error 15:07 - Cogito ergo sum 18:03 - Clear and distinct ideas 19:58 - The Cartesian Circle If there’s a topic you’d like to see covered, leave me a comment below. Links: My academic philosophy page: http://markjago.net My book What Truth Is: http://bit.ly/JagoTruth Most of my publications are available freely here: https://philpapers.org/s/Mark%20Jago Get in touch on Social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilosophyAttic #philosophy #knowledge #Descartes
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