Bernard Williams on Descartes: Section 1
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- I think, therefore I am. Rationalist philosopher and mathematician René Decartes, considered the father of modern philosophy, held this as self-evidently true. In this program, Bernard Williams of Kings College examines Decartes' theory of knowledge and his use of skeptical inquiry to affirm reality, including the existence of God. Descartes' theory of physical and mental substances, and Cartesian dualism-which allows the concept of science to coexist with the notion of God-are examined.
for me professor williams is the quintessence of the true professor who has a brilliant academic achievement but in a way turns full circle and is also a 'real' person - i absolutely love the man
Rest in peace Sir Bernard Williams.
He's referring to the philosophy of Skepticism, which, differing from a healthy sense of doubt (today's meaning), held in large part that certain significant points of perceived "reality" were tricks of the senses or were other artifacts caused by sensory mediation. Descartes did not hand this out as pillar of his own philosophy, though doubting the existence of something *until it can be shown to exist beyond any doubt* was a central pillar. He basically took skepticism and gave it reason.
Wow. The year of this interview? Bernard Williams is a huge philosopher! Thanks for the upload, thanks and more thanks..
I just realized that Bernard Williams was a strikingly handsome man! :)
+leox leox ikr
Very much so!
Finally! I've been eagerly expecting this upload. Thank you very much, Descartes is one of my favorites, and this video is a stupendous introduction to this great thinker.
Oh yes, there was a lot of that. There will always be adherent to various philosophies who resist new ideas (it happens all the time). But, over time, the majority began to see the triumph of reason and rationality that Descartes provided. Mind you, being in the majority doesn't make one right, but, in this case, the arguments were so sound that it caused a revolution in how we view the world.
i don't get why people condemn debates on CZcams comments section, calling it pointless. of the people who bother to write a comment below are some highly educated people i bet. there are things to learn from what they have to say, and picking debate as often as possible, i think, makes a person better in debating overall.
oh come on be serious here, this is indeed a serious topic !!!!
“I think therefore I am” - Textbook example of Begging the Question fallacy.
Touché!
Yeah, that's pretty much it. Naturally, this is a terribly simplified discussion; there are a lot of nuances to it, but the gist is there. It's a persistent philosophy, going since ancient Greece (Pyrrho and the boys). Skepticism is also the punchline of what many think is the joke of philosophy. Descartes was not skeptical like that, though. He wanted to make sure that, after the universe was doubted out of existence, that he could *reason* it back into place properly.
"i think therefore I am " confused and my head hurts
@carmentartalo Transcripts of his television series " The Great Philosophers" are available in published form in the book “The Great Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy” (Oxford University Press, 2001). See DESCARTES page 76.
You may be interested also in to take a look at: “Talking Philosophy: Dialogues with Fifteen Leading Philosophers” (Oxford University Press, 2001). This book is the transcript of Bryan Magee's BBC Television series "Men of Ideas".
i am thinking
There is a book of transcripts of these conversations, with the same name as the TV series. It would be best to quote the book (with page number, etc.) in a paper.
There's a small error here: the adjective 'Catersian' in fact derives from 'Catersius', the Latin name used by Decartes.
The difference is that around 1900 philosophers started to be professors and professors tend to dress conservatively, Older philosophers were not college professors, for the most part. Hegel was a professor, but was rarely seen in disco pants.
And there, (luring the twenty years from 1629 to 1649, he produced work of the profoundest originality in mathematics and philosophy and also did a great deal of work in science. (Philosophy and science had not yet been clearly demarcated, and were not to be so until the eighteenth century.) lie invented the branch of mathematics known as co-ordinate geometry. It was his idea to measure the position of a point by its distance from two fixed lines so every time we look at a graph we are looking at something invented by Descartes. In fact, those two familiar lines on a graph are known by his name: 'Cartesian axes', 'Cartesian' being the adjective from l) Ills most famous works of philosophy are Discourse on the Meditations which was published in 1637, and Meditations, published in 1642.
Leibniz read Van Schooten's Latin translation of Descartes' 1637 La Geometrie.
Van Schooten was the tutor of Huygens.
Huygens was Leibniz' mentor.
Van Schooten translated into Latin the work of Descartes.
are you mailing me the knife?
hello! i want to quote this in a paper
do you know what show this is? the director producer, year it was aired, etc? any info would be greatly appreciated!
footenote:...........if one looks at paintings of great philosophers of Europe, the fashions they wore ,(especially 17th century style!), were very sharp!........Then, for some inexplicable reason, around 1900' the dull grey suit took over the intelligentia! and for all this time no one as sharp as Voltaire and Blaise Pascal has ever stood at a podium giving a lecture!
@MrDavies90 Heidegger's quite easy to follow in German... I'd say...
What year exactly is this video from ?
Bryan Magee talks with Bernard Williams, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley (adapted from 1987 BBC TV series "The Great Philosophers")
So I got an e-mail that bumped this video page. I'm in university. Enjoy philosophy now, I actually took it as an elective last summer. Don't be so butt hurt over an opinion next time. Peace.
i want to take magic shrooms and talk to descartes
*gives ice*
Fifty shades of beige...
+Ellie Paisley Looks like the late 70's...not a period known for aesthetics
I think that Bertrand Russell best summarized Descartes's proof of God's existence: "No God implies no mathematics. But mathematics is delicious. Therefore, God exists."
It's really hard to make out William's sentences - am I going deaf?
Suffering from insomnia? Here's an idea: listen to the voices without thinking about what he's saying. It's like rain on the roof.
Descartes was a beast, but not as beastly as Aristotle.
I heard that he voted for the health care bill.
ppl in a philosophy class maybe, what u must watch ppl fight on youtube huh
@Dfox222 you cou but then you would still have to prove you exist.
hahahah, good one lad, love seeing people bite. as we all know you couldnt possibly be fucking serious
No god. Only political organizing, but... yeah right!
brian you are showing your british bias, hume was your man.
One day I hope to be as pretentious as these guys.