SFII-UF 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Modus Tollens, Cogito Ergo Sum, Empiricism
19 Aug 2016
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He is trying to discover truth simply by thinking= this is called rationalism. Empirical truth, confirm or verify by physical observation/sensation. Are there any truths that are not empirical: can every triangle be divided into right triangles, or are there exceptions, what we see is a crude representation, we become acquainted with the image. Epistemology: rationalists: stress the a priori. Empirical: the relationship between the rationalists and the empiricists are similar to the conservatives and the liberals in us politics, these don"t correspond to political views, the more you emphasize a. Priori = more rationalists: the more you emphasize empiricism= more empiricist. Kant will focus on cause and effect later. Descartes said that just through contemplation, he could assume how the planets were formed. Just through the mere chambers of the heart, you can see how the heart works. Descartes says that the heart must be a heater.
