To defend the theory of recollection Socrates uses many examples such as the geometry problem with the slave boy. ... Following the geometry exercise, Socrates discusses the right use of virtue: "If then virtue is something in the soul and it must be beneficial must be a kind of wisdom" (p38). ...
In The Geometry, Descartes unites topics of Algebra and Geometry in a way that no other had done (no other had so specifically linked the two together). ... Although he never accomplished this, his work in geometry and algebra has had a significant impact on the study of mathematics. ...
Descartes" role of the first meditation is to doubt many things. One of the things that he begins to disbelief is the concept of dreaming. He questions the concepts of how does one really know if he is dreaming or if he is awake. He asks, are there any definite signs that distinguish the dream worl...
Descartes set out to find and isolate in his mind those things which he could doubt even to the tiniest degree. The purpose of this would seem to be to discover truths which cannot be doubted in any way. He wishes to gain true knowledge and his method of doubt will apparently clear his mind of any s...
Assess Nietzsche's View Of Truth In the first section of Beyond Good and Evil (BGE) it is clear that Nietzsche's view on truth is that there is no such thing as "T"ruth. This is because God - according to Nietzsche - is dead, and God was the soul guarantor of Truth. Without God, we now have to...
