Ren Descartes and the contemporary philosophy

Ren Descartes and the contemporary philosophy
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Ren Descartes and the contemporary philosophy
Rene Descartes is regarded as one of the most inspiring western philosophers. In his lifetime, he was regarded as a very bright mathematician, original physicist and a physiologist. However his most remarkable ideas to which he is remembered to date are philosophy centuries (Hacker, 1999). Descartes tried to regenerate philosophy in different manner, while refuting the ideas of the Aristotelian and Scholastic traditions (Rene, 2005). The latter were widely famous in the medieval period. His most widely accepted philosophical ideas include the hyperbolic doubt method and argument where he argued that, although he doubts many things and questions their existence and reason for existence he cannot doubt that he exists (Dennis, 1996).
Thus, the only thing Descartes believed was that he existed, and he never accepted the authority of other thinkers that preceded him neither the generalizations made from his own sense (Rene, 2005). Russell notes that if a man was to be regarded as philosophical, he must endeavor to redeem himself from the imprisonment derived from the belief of common sense, including the beliefs of his own age and nation (Dennis, 1996). He must question the truth in them and their application and relevance to life. Thus Descartes was guided by the idea that, in the search of the real foundation for philosophy, if anything could be doubted, it then must be rejected and studied further.
Descartes philosophy focused on fully integrating philosophy with the merging sciences, and he attempted to change the relationship between philosophy and theology. The emerging trends in his work made him very popular (Hacker, 1999). As Russell argues, a man who had no desire or the slightest glimpse of philosophy accepts every explanation offered without further questioning (Rene, 2005). However, if such a man philosophizes, the most obvious things in life become problematic and questions are generated from the most unthinkable aspects (Rene, 2005). Descartes was complete description of the latter, with his undoubtedly questioning of every aspect, most renowned for his Cogito, ergo sum, that translates to "I think, therefore I am."
He only chose to trust what is accepted beyond any iota of doubt, and is clearly seen (Rene, 2005).
However, the striking difference between them and Descartes was that, he made mathematics the foundation of all sciences. He doubted all things that were earlier recorded and destined to find the truth himself. With such a view, Descartes seemed to do away with the layers of any doubt and other opinions that could have obscured his search for the truth (Dennis, 1996). He continually criticized all traditional methods that were advanced by earlier philosophers, a characteristic identified with other philosophers of the time such as Francis Bacon and Galileo (Rene, 2005)....