Rene Descartes and Modern Philosophy

What is the main focus of Rene Descartes' 'Discourse on Method'?

• The concept of mind and matter

• The authority of previous philosophers

• The chief source of knowledge

• The father of modern philosophy

According to Descartes, what is the chief source of knowledge?

• Reason

• Authority

• Questioning everything

• Previous philosophers

What did Descartes refuse to blindly accept?

• The authority of previous philosophers

• The concept of mind and matter

• The chief source of knowledge

• The father of modern philosophy

What is Rene Descartes known as?

• The father of modern philosophy

• The concept of mind and matter

• The chief source of knowledge

• The authority of previous philosophers

What is Descartes' famous quote?

• I think, therefore I am

• Cogito, ergo sum

• I doubt, therefore I am

• I question, therefore I am