HPS100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Teleology
7 Apr 2016
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In 16th and 17th century many theories, unil late 17th accepted theory is the aristotelian world view. Cartesian came accepted end up 17th century. (descartes) Accepted for short period of ime 40 years" nature philosophy physics, mechanisic physiology, mechanisic cosmology, hypotheico deducive method. Erase, remove everything you thought was true doubt everything, erasing all the knowledge. But when i doubt everything one thing is certain, is the fact that i doubt, you cannot doubt without doubing, you also realize you think. So is the existence of the supremely perfect being is god. Thus everything that i perceive clearly must be true. Gods benevolence: perfect being, clear disinct ideas are true, i perceive clearly of the existent of mind independent material world. Mind is thought the principal atribute of mind is thought. Mater is extension and mind is thought. Dualism: there are 2 substances extended (mater) and thinking (mind) Mechanism: material objects are composed of bits of interacing mater replace hylomorphism.
