The concept of hylomorphism; the idea that the only way to understand the form of something is through understanding its matter, is a concept that Rene Decartes completely rejects. He adamently believes in the separation of the body from the soul, or rather declaring in a more conventional phrase, he values the mind over the matter. This rejection of this particular Aristotilian philosophy targets Descartes as a center for many discussions and debates. As seen in our classroom, many modern thinkers have a tendency to believe that Descartes in a variety of ways, is an "imcompassionate madman" and often referred to as one who argues in a circular manner that in attempting to successfully prove God's existence, in fact proves nothing a
First, we must remember that Descartes was writing in a time where challenging the authority, the Roman Catholic Church, was a vary difficult task to fulfill. Also, questioning the existence of God as a Roman Catholic, educated by the elite Jesuits, was seen to be almost blasphemous. Descartes, merely takes us on a voyage of higher learing; questioning what we have been taught to accept. He introduces to us a method of logical thinking that helps us, I modern day thinking, deduce that which is 'real" or importantly ideal, from that which is "unreal" or somewhat extraneous in the grand scheme of life.
t all. I tend to see these rash statements as somewhat disturbing, but nonetheless, aruguable.
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