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John Cottingham (born 1943) is an English philosopher. The focus of his research has been early-modern philosophy (especially Descartes), the philosophy of religion and moral philosophy. He is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading, Professorial Research Fellow at Heythrop College, University of London, and Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He is also a current Visiting Professor to the Philosophy Department at King's College, London. (Wikipedia)
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John Cottingham's Book, "Descartes": amzn.to/4nrcSxk
- TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Who Was René Descartes?
5:06 - Descartes’ Use of Doubt
11:48 - I Think, Therefore I Am
20:59 - Descartes’ Idea of God
33:46 - Descartes’ Proof of God
47:01 - How Descartes Uses God
52:54 - Objection: The Problem of Error
56:44 - Objection: The Cartesian Circle
1:04:19 - Objection: Certainty is Not the Same as Truth
1:09:53 - Descartes’ Ontological Argument
1:23:27 - Mind-Body Dualism
1:37:22 - Descartes and Animal Souls
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- VIDEO NOTES
John Cottingham (born 1943) is an English philosopher. The focus of his research has been early-modern philosophy (especially Descartes), the philosophy of religion and moral philosophy. He is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading, Professorial Research Fellow at Heythrop College, University of London, and Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He is also a current Visiting Professor to the Philosophy Department at King's College, London. (Wikipedia)
- LINKS
John Cottingham's Book, "Descartes": amzn.to/4nrcSxk
- TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Who Was René Descartes?
5:06 - Descartes’ Use of Doubt
11:48 - I Think, Therefore I Am
20:59 - Descartes’ Idea of God
33:46 - Descartes’ Proof of God
47:01 - How Descartes Uses God
52:54 - Objection: The Problem of Error
56:44 - Objection: The Cartesian Circle
1:04:19 - Objection: Certainty is Not the Same as Truth
1:09:53 - Descartes’ Ontological Argument
1:23:27 - Mind-Body Dualism
1:37:22 - Descartes and Animal Souls
- CONNECT
My Website: alexoconnor.com
SOCIAL LINKS:
Twitter: twitter.com/cosmicskeptic
Facebook: facebook.com/cosmicskeptic
Instagram: instagram.com/cosmicskeptic
TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic
The Within Reason Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168
- CONTACT
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Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co
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