Copernicus and, Descartes (known as the father of modernity) were some of the major players who introduced philosophical theories that changed the Medieval World View into a modern one. ... Following that, it will illustrate how Descartes Modernized the Western World from the previous Medieval World View. ... Modernism also disregards that which is supernatural as it is not possible for it to be proven by science (Thompson, 1998).Caputo and Descartes greatly influenced this shift through the philosophies that they introduced. ... However, In the Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), Descart...

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In the age of medieval Christian thought, classical authorities reigned supreme as the ultimate source of knowledge about what was right and what was wrong. ... Through this exchange, he finally realizes the first rule of philosophy: "know yourself,"" and uses this to call his predetermined fate ridiculous (307). ...

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