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31Descartes, René — Des·cartes (dā kärtʹ), René. 1596 1650. French mathematician, philosopher, and scientist who is considered the father of analytic geometry and the founder of modern rationalism. His main works, Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) and… …
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33Evil daemon — The evil d [a] emon, sometimes referred to as the evil genius, is a concept in Cartesian philosophy. In his Meditations on First Philosophy , René Descartes hypothesises the existence of an evil demon, a personification who is as clever and… …
34Pragmatism — This article is about the philosophical movement. For other uses, see Pragmatism (disambiguation). Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition centered on the linking of practice and theory. It describes a process where theory is extracted from… …
35scepticism — Skepticism Skep ti*cism, n. [Cf. F. scepticisme.] [Written also {scepticism}.] 1. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty. [1913 Webster] That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and confusion, which is the result of… …
36Skepticism — Skep ti*cism, n. [Cf. F. scepticisme.] [Written also {scepticism}.] 1. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty. [1913 Webster] That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and confusion, which is the result of skepticism. Hune.… …
37cogito, ergo sum — /koh gi toh erdd goh soom /; Eng. /koj i toh err goh sum , er goh/, Latin. I think, therefore I am (stated by Descartes as the first principle in resolving universal doubt). * * * (Latin; I think, therefore I am ) Dictum coined in 1637 by René… …
38scepticism — /ˈskɛptəsɪzəm/ (say skeptuhsizuhm) noun 1. sceptical attitude or temper; doubt. 2. doubt or unbelief with regard to the Christian religion. 3. the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Sceptics; universal doubt. Also, Chiefly US, skepticism …
39Pyrrhonism — Pyr rho*nism, n. [From Pyrrho, the founder of a school of skeptics in Greece (about 300 b. c.): cf. F. pyrrhonisme.] Skepticism; universal doubt. [1913 Webster] …
40pyrrhonism — n. Scepticism, unbelief, incredulity, universal doubt …
