Thought Experiment Analyses of René Descartes' Cogito
ABSTRACT: René Descartes' Cogito is an example of a paradigmatic thought experiment, herald of both subjectivism and new science in Europe's Modern Age, that seems to have escaped the attention of thought experiment philosophers. On deep analysis, the Cogito appears as universal instantiat...
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Universidade Estadual Paulista
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31732016000300009&lng=en&tlng=en |