Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
to demonstrate the distinction between mind and body
to establish a foundation for scientific knowledge to prove the existence of God |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:René_Descartes
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| gptkbp:contains |
Objections and Replies
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| gptkbp:dedicatedTo |
the Sorbonne
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| gptkbp:fifthMeditation |
On the essence of material things, and again on the existence of God
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| gptkbp:firstMeditation |
On the things that may be called into doubt
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| gptkbp:fourthMeditation |
On truth and falsity
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy |
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkb:Pierre_Gassendi gptkb:Antoine_Arnauld gptkb:Marin_Mersenne gptkb:Simon_Foucher Catholic theologians |
| gptkbp:hasEnglishTranslator |
gptkb:John_Cottingham
Donald A. Cress Elizabeth S. Haldane |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Descartes' Meditations
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| gptkbp:influenced |
empiricism
rationalism modern philosophy Enlightenment thinkers |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Latin
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| gptkbp:notableIdea |
methodic doubt
cogito ergo sum |
| gptkbp:originalTitle |
gptkb:Meditationes_de_Prima_Philosophia
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| gptkbp:philosophicalMethod |
gptkb:Cartesian_doubt
clear and distinct ideas rational analysis systematic skepticism |
| gptkbp:philosophicalTheme |
mind-body dualism
skepticism existence of God self nature of reality certainty |
| gptkbp:publicationYear |
1641
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| gptkbp:secondMeditation |
On the nature of the human mind, and that it is better known than the body
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| gptkbp:sixthMeditation |
On the existence of material things, and the real distinction between mind and body
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| gptkbp:structure |
six meditations
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:philosophy
metaphysics |
| gptkbp:thirdMeditation |
On the existence of God
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| gptkbp:translatedInto |
gptkb:Meditations_on_First_Philosophy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Conceivability_argument
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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