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    1) René Descartes was a 17th century French philosopher and is considered the father of modern philosophy. He is known for his philosophical statement "I think, therefore I am" and his view that human reason is the primary source of knowledge through deduction and innate ideas. 2) Rationalism holds that human reason, rather than experience, is the source of knowledge, especially a priori knowledge. Rationalists like Descartes believe God exists and that the laws of physics can be known or deduced through pure reason. 3) Descartes viewed the universe as consisting of two types of substance: mind and matter. Other rationalists like Baruch Spinoza believed in a monist philosophy that the universe is made up of

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    1) René Descartes was a 17th century French philosopher and is considered the father of modern philosophy. He is known for his philosophical statement "I think, therefore I am" and his view that human reason is the primary source of knowledge through deduction and innate ideas. 2) Rationalism holds that human reason, rather than experience, is the source of knowledge, especially a priori knowledge. Rationalists like Descartes believe God exists and that the laws of physics can be known or deduced through pure reason. 3) Descartes viewed the universe as consisting of two types of substance: mind and matter. Other rationalists like Baruch Spinoza believed in a monist philosophy that the universe is made up of

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    RATIONALISM.

    THE TRUTHS OF
    REASON. SUBSTANCE
    1. RENÉ DESCARTES
    (1596 - 1650)
    RATHIONALISM
    UNCERTAINTY
    DEDUCTION

    “I THINK, THEREFORE I AM”


    THE FATHER OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY
    2. RATHIONALISM
    (of
    ratio, reason)
    human reason is the source of knowledge

    CARTESIAN METHOD

    GOD EXIST

    INNATE IDEAS THE LAWS OF PHISICS


    3. PHISICAL SUBSTANSE
    Substance: it exists by itself.

    Dualism: metaphysical, cosmological or


    anthropological theory
    that postulates the existence
    of two different forms of
    reality
    MIND MATTER
    3. BARUCH SPINOZA
    Monism
    the universe is constituted
    by a single arché, cause or
    primary substance

    Materialism Idealism

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