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...

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On David Hume and Rene Descartes "There are more things in heaven and Earth than dreamt of in your philosophy" (Shakespeare, 211). This quote from William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark presents quite an idea. It suggests that in our modern philosophy we have not even bega...

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