Philosophy Argument: How Descartes Arrived at Cogito, Ergo Sum
Reread chapter 5, paying particular attention to sections 2, 3, and 4. Next do a little additional research, using the sources posted in the Reference Materials folder on Blackboard. Then write at least 300 words (with a word count) explaining how Descartes used his method of doubt to arrive at the dictum cogito, ergo sum.
Your paper should contain at least one direct quote from the textbook and one direct quote from one of the Reference Materials sources. You can simply cite the textbook parenthetically, e.g. “God is not able to do something morally wrong” (Stich and Donaldson 61). But you should use Easybib (https://www(dot)easybib(dot)com/) or some other tool to generate a Works Cited entry in MLA format for the online source you draw on, e.g.
Tooley, Michael. “The Problem of Evil.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, 3 Mar. 2015, https://plato(dot)stanford(dot)edu/entries/evil/.
Points will be deducted for missing quotes and citations.
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Date Philosophy Argument: How Descartes Arrived at Cogito, Ergo Sum Today, in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, people have unprecedented access to information in the history of humankind. According to Bristow (par. 6), this “era is dedicated to human progress through the advancement of natural sciences.” However, access to information alone is not sufficient, especially when everything can be doubted. Thus, the current paper explores how Descartes used his method of doubt to arrive at the dictum cogito, ergo sum (I think, Therefore I am) as means to being utterly certain about things in our world. According to Descartes, there is nothing that people can be entirely sure about, be it religious, mathematical, scientific, or philosophical. Before the 16th century, for instance, people were sure of things that do not make sense today. For instance, they were confident that the earth was stationary. However, people like Copernicus helped to change that belief. Thus, as new science undermines older ideals, ...
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