1. Descartes & His Philosophy
Grade 12 Literature
Charles 31
December 14th ,2015

2. René Descartes Born on 31 March 1596 in La Haye, France
The Father of analytic geometry
The Father of modern philosophy
Rationalism
Cartesian doubt
“Cogito, ergo sum”

3. Rationalism Often known as Cartesianism
The knowledge of eternal truths

4. Cartesian doubt Defeat skepticism on its own ground
Doubt the truth of everything

5. Cogito, ergo sum In his Discourse on the Method
Conducted from the first person perspective

6. Descartes’s philosophy in Candide
Descartes theory of innate ideas(Ch.22)
More like Pangloss
“There are always more good things than evil in this live”

7. Reference
Skirry, Justin. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. n.d. Web. 14 Dec
Smith, Kurt. "Descartes' Life and Works." Stanford University. Stanford University, 9 Apr Web. 14 Dec
Voltaire. “Candide”. Trans. Lowell Bair. Batam Books, New York, Print.

8. Images Descartes: http://boongoo.com/839132-rene-descartes.html
Lightbulb:
I think therefore I am: illustration/bw-i-think-therefore-txt/
Rationalism: Rationalism
Logic:
Doubt: cartesian_01.html