Exam 9: The Rationalist: René Descartes

Who called Descartes dualism the official doctrine ?

When did Queen Christina of Sweden want Descartes to tutor her?

Descartes attacked earlier philosophy on the grounds that it did not demand

Innate ideas are also known as a priori ideas.

Thomas Hobbes argued that everything was composed of

The belief that everything consists of only one substance is

What advantages might Descartes dualist view have for someone who believes that humans have free will?

Miguel de Unamuno held that consciousness was a disease.

Descartes was a soldier.

Descartes is known as the father of modern philosophy.

What did Descartes appeal to as the ultimate standard to be used in accepting or rejecting ideas?

What method do you use for finding truth? How is this similar to, or different from, the rules that Descartes offered for finding truth?

The belief that everything is composed of matter is not called

All triangles have 180 degrees is an example of a priori knowledge.

What did Descartes hope to use to establish certainty?

Descartes was

Descartes is associated with the phrase I think, therefore I am .

Descartes wrote in secretive, opaque language.

Do you have any reason to believe that you are not being systematically deceived by an evil genius, right at this moment? Does it matter whether you are being deceived or not? Explain your answer.

How many principles were in Descartes Rules ?