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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Main Author: C. P. Hertogh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista
Series:Trans/Form/Ação
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31732016000300009&lng=en&tlng=en